Microsoft KB Archive/26229

Excel for Windows Err Msg: Not Ready Reading Drive A PSS ID Number: Q26229 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.00 2.01 2.10 3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

When installing Excel for Windows on an IBM PS/2, the error message

Not Ready Error Reading Drive A

appears. The message also appears when attempting to execute a Copy or Dir command from the Excel disks.

More Information:

This message does not necessarily indicate that you have a bad set of Excel disks. Microsoft has received reports regarding intermittent read failures on 720K, 3.5-inch original application software disks using IBM PS/2 Models 50, 50Z, 60, 65sx, 70, and 80 machines. The problem is most likely with PC-DOS versions 3.3 and 4.01, and the PS/2 machines, not with your disks.

Workaround
To work around this problem, you need a device driver called DASDDRVR.SYS. This driver is normally included on the PS/2 Reference Disk. If it is not included, you can obtain it from your IBM representative.

If the driver DASDDRVR.SYS is available, do the following:

  Copy the driver to the root directory of your hard disk.   Update the CONFIG.SYS file with the entry: Device=C:.SYS   Reboot your computer. 

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