Microsoft KB Archive/46409

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Err Msg: &quot;Cannot Read From Drive A&quot;

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Q46409

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
When trying to swap applications or access different files in Microsoft Windows, you receive the following error message:

Cannot read from Drive A:

CAUSE
All applications try to read from the default drive during their execution. When Drive A is the active or default drive, and the disk is removed without changing directories, the executed application accesses the drive and returns the &quot;Cannot read from Drive A&quot; error message.

RESOLUTION
If you receive this message after activating Drive A from File Manager and then executing another application, check to see if there is a disk in Drive A. If there isn't, insert a disk into Drive A and retry.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a WIN30 WIN31 3.10 2.x MS-DOS Executive errmsg err msg

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311