Microsoft KB Archive/82224

= DRIVER.SYS Incompatible with Windows File Manager =

Article ID: 82224

Article Last Modified on 7/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.0a
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q82224



SUMMARY
If you use the MS-DOS device driver DRIVER.SYS to create a logical floppy drive, you may encounter problems accessing both the logical drive as well as the physical drive it represents from Microsoft Windows, especially from File Manager.

Some problems that you may be encountered are:


 * Drive letter(s) are not present in File Manager.
 * Drive letter(s) are present, but File Manager reports the drives do not exist when you attempt to access them.
 * MS-DOS error messages appear superimposed on the File Manager screen.
 * The system stops responding (hangs) when you access the drive(s).



MORE INFORMATION
The MS-DOS device driver DRIVER.SYS can be used to create a logical drive designator for a physical floppy disk drive. Drives configured in this manner are not supported in the Windows environment and can lead to erratic floppy drive and system behavior, particularly when the drives are accessed through File Manager.

Do not use DRIVER.SYS to configure physical or logical floppy drives if you plan to access those drives from the Windows environment.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 3.0 3.1 3.11 crash freeze lock up missing

Keywords: KB82224

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