Floppy Drive Issues From 3.1 To XP Pro
Floppy Drive Issues From 3.1 To XP Pro
PUB: Find File: Search All Drives Does Not Include Floppy Drives
(135341) - If you run a Find File search and select All Drives in the Search On Drive list, the search results do not include publications that are located on floppy disk drives. The Search All Drives parameter in the Find File dialog box makes Publisher...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;135341
PUB98: Search All Drives in Find File Does Not Include Floppy
(178569) - If you run a Find File search and select All Drives in the Search On Drive list, the search results do not include publications that are located on floppy disk drives. The Search All Drives parameter in the Find File dialog box makes Publisher...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;178569
Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in Windows
(131690) - This article lists troubleshooting tips you can use to help resolve problems with floppy disk drives in Windows. If you are having problems with a floppy disk drive (such as receiving the error message "Error reading drive <X>:" or if the status...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;131690
MacXL: Cannot Save to Floppy Disk or Network Disk Drive
(179999) - When you open or save files in Microsoft Excel, the following problems may occur: When you save a file to a floppy disk or a network drive, the file is not saved to the floppy disk or network drive. Instead, it is saved to your computer's hard...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;179999
USB Floppy Drive Missing When You Run the Add New Hardware Wizard
(288800) - When you run the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Have Disk , click Browse , and then try to select your Universal Serial Bus (USB) floppy drive in the Browse box, your USB floppy drive may not appear on the list of available drives. This problem...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;288800
How to create a floppy disk image in Virtual PC for Windows versions 4.0 to 5.2
(825098) - This step-by-step article describes how to create a floppy disk image in Virtual PC, versions 4.0 to 5.2. You can use floppy disk images as if they are physical 3.5-inch disks in 3.5-inch disk drives. In some Windows programs, you must insert a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825098
OL97: Reasons Outlook May Access the Floppy Drive
(173564) - This article describes some of the reasons Microsoft Outlook may appear to unnecessarily access the floppy disk drive. There are several reasons Outlook may try to access the floppy disk drive: To access a personal folder To save archive...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173564
MPRJ4: You Cannot Install Microsoft Project from Floppy Disks
(310445) - You cannot install Microsoft Project for Macintosh version 4.0 from the standard package of nine floppy disks, because your computer does not have a floppy-disk drive. Some newer Macintosh computers do not include a floppy-disk drive. To work...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310445
Using 720K or 1.44 MB 3.5-Inch Disk Drive with MS-DOS
(60091) - Many users wish to install 3.5-inch floppy disk drives in their systems. Currently, there are two popular varieties of the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. MS-DOS Version 3.30 supports the 720K and 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy disk drives. Listed below are...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;60091
OL98: (CW) Reasons Outlook May Access the Floppy Drive
(179865) - This article describes some of the reasons Microsoft Outlook may appear to unnecessarily access the floppy disk drive. There are several reasons Outlook may try to access the floppy disk drive: To access a personal folder To save archive...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;179865
OL2000: (CW) Reasons Outlook May Access the Floppy Drive
(197497) - This article describes some of the reasons Outlook may appear to unnecessarily access the floppy disk drive. There are several reasons Outlook may try to access the floppy disk drive: To access a personal folder To save archive information To...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;197497
PPT97: Pack & Go Wizard Doesn't Allow You to Select Floppy Drive
(178119) - When you run the Pack And Go Wizard, the Wizard asks you for the destination for the packed presentation. If you click the Choose Destination option and point to the floppy drive, the Next button is not available and you are unable to finish the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;178119
Setup Prompts You to Create Startup Disk in Nonexistent Drive A
(194032) - If you install Windows 98 on a portable computer with no floppy disk drive, you may be prompted to create a Windows 98 Startup disk in nonexistent drive A. This behavior can occur if the floppy disk controller is not disabled in your computer's...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194032
Standard Floppy Disk Formats Supported by MS-DOS
(75131) - By using DRIVER.SYS and/or the DRIVPARM command in the CONFIG.SYS file, you can select a variety of floppy disk formats for use with MS-DOS. The tables below describe the standard floppy disk formats supported by various versions of MS-DOS and...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;75131
Works Error: "Cannot Access File" Saving Spreadsheet to Floppy Disk
(114717) - If you use the Save command on the File menu in Works to save a spreadsheet to a floppy disk, and the Make Backup Copy check box is selected, you may receive the following error message Microsoft Works Cannot access file: insert disk containing...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;114717
Puzzle Collection: Installing To A Floppy Drive Hangs Setup
(168843) - If you attempt to install The Puzzle Collection to a floppy disk instead of the computer's hard disk, the Setup program will stop or appear to hang. The only way to close the program is by using the Close Program window. NOTE : Depending on which...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;168843
PRB: Error 0x80110801 When You Import LMHOSTS File from Floppy Disk in Windows 2000 Setup
(311882) - During Windows 2000 installation, if you import an LMHOSTS file from a floppy disk and remove the floppy disk before Windows 2000 setup has completed, you may receive the following error message when setup initiates COM+ component installation and...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311882
Using Compressed Floppy Disks without a Compressed Hard Disk
(100763) - This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames. You want to use DoubleSpace-compressed floppy disks without compressing your hard disk,...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;100763
"Insufficient Space on Floppy Disk" Error When Using Migrate User Wizard in SBS 4.5
(225257) - When you use the Migrate User Wizard in BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5 and attempt to save the User Account file, the following error message is displayed: There is insufficient space on the selected floppy disk After the message is...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;225257
Qic117.sys Driver May Make Drive A Inaccessible
(177353) - When you try to access a floppy disk drive to read the contents of a disk, the following error message is displayed: A:\ is not accessible. The requested resource is in use. NOTE: Substitute "B:\" if you are using a second floppy drive. When you...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177353
PUB2000: Floppy is not Recognized When Using Pack and Go
(218648) - After you save your publication, you may receive the following message when you use the Pack and Go feature in Microsoft Publisher with the Take to another computer option selected: Please Insert a disk into the disk drive. Publisher is unable to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;218648
Works 3.0 and Windows 95: Err Msg Saving to Floppy Drive
(149424) - If you are running Microsoft Works 3.0 with Windows 95, you may receive the following error message when you attempt to save a word processor or database file to a floppy disk: System Error: The file you are trying to open is already in use by...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149424
How To Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows XP
(299526) - This article describes how to create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk from the media that stores the ASR backup. During an ASR backup operation, a copy of the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files are backed up to the backup media. In the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299526
WD98: File Not Copied or Can't Be Opened from Floppy Disk
(177574) - When you try to copy a Microsoft Word for Windows document or template file from a floppy disk to the Macintosh hard disk, or when you try to open the files in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, one of the following problems will occur....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177574
Emergency Repair Disk Information Requires 1.44-MB Floppy Disk
(156052) - If you attempt to create an Emergency Repair Disk using a 720 floppy disk, you receive either of the following messages: Setup Setup was unable to format the disk -or- Repair Disk Utility Repair Disk Utility was unable to format the disk Then you...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156052
You cannot back up your data file to a floppy disk in Money 2005
(890395) - Discusses an issue where you cannot back up your data file to a floppy disk in Money 2005.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890395
HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows Server 2003
(325854) - This article describes how to create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk from the media that stores the ASR backup in Windows Server 2003. During an ASR backup operation, the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files are copied to the backup media....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325854
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows
(301680) - This step-by-step article describes how to create a boot disk for Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000 to access a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an Intel-based computer. Requirements A blank floppy diskThe Windows 2000 or Windows...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301680
Works Error: "Cannot Access File"
(114468) - If you open a file from a floppy disk, then remove the disk and try to save the file to a different floppy disk in the same drive, or if you open two or more files from different floppy disks, the following message appears Cannot access file:...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;114468
PRB: Setup Wizard Leaves 200KB of Disk Space on 1.44 Floppies
(191684) - Using the Visual FoxPro 6.0 Setup Wizard to generate 1.44MB floppy disk images, approximately 200KB of disk space is unused on each disk that contains a .cab file. The algorithms that calculate the .cab file size intentionally leave extra space...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;191684
Diskless Workstation Setup Err: Not Enough Space on Drive C
(108655) - When you install Works for Windows 3.0 on a floppy-drive-only workstation, and choose a Program Group for Works, Setup checks for the necessary disk space and then displays the following error message: Not enough space on Drive C: The dialog box...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;108655
CDSETUP-How To Build Floppy Disk Sets for Select on Windows and Macintosh
(238898) - Microsoft Select is a simple volume software licensing program designed to help reduce your total cost of software ownership while making it easier to acquire licenses for Microsoftฎ products on an ongoing basis. Disk sets can be built for all...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;238898
How to Set Up a Floppy-Disk-Boot Server-Based Installation
(133349) - This article describes how to set up a floppy disk boot server-based installation of Windows 95 using any of the following networks: Microsoft LAN ManagerMicrosoft Windows NTNovell NetWare NOTE: This article applies to only the retail version of...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;133349
Adding Non-SCSI CD-ROM Drivers After Installing Windows NT
(125243) - If you install Windows NT without adding a driver for your non-SCSI CD-ROM drive and you do not have a complete set of the Windows NT setup floppy disks, you can add support for the drive after installation by copying the proper driver from one of...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;125243
Disk Administrator Cannot Always Save Disk Configuration
(152160) - Disk Administrator allows you to save configuration information about currently defined drive letters, volume sets, stripe sets with parity, and mirror sets to a floppy disk that can be restored if Windows NT needs to be reinstalled or the drive...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;152160
New drive or mapped network drive not available in Windows Explorer
(297694) - When you create a new volume on a local diskplug in a removable disk with existing volumesplug in a removable drive (for example, a USB floppy drive or PCMCIA flash card)add a physical hard disk or CD-ROM drive to your computer you may experience...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297694
Access Denied Error When Trying to Access a Shared CD-ROM
(172520) - When you share a CD-ROM (IDE or SCSI) or floppy disk drive but then try to access it over the network (either remotely or locally through UNC or NET USE) the following error message is displayed: Access Denied Additionally, the directory...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;172520
Setup Disks Created With WINNT /O Fail To Find Hard Disk
(132739) - When you use Setup disks created with the WINNT /O or WINNT32 /O command or when you run the gui mode WINNT command, select options, and select create boot floppy disk, Windows NT Setup fails and the following error message appears: Setup is...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;132739
WFWG 3.11: How to Create a Boot Disk to Load Real-Mode Network
(114425) - The steps below describe how to create a bootable floppy disk that loads the real-mode network, which allows you to connect to a Windows for Workgroups 3.11 server. Once connected to the server, a full or a network setup (SETUP /N) can be run to a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;114425
Using Ontrack Disk Manager to Support Large IDE Drives
(124910) - This article describes using Ontrack Disk Manager on an MS-DOS system to partition and format a large (more than 540 megabytes [MB]) IDE hard disk drive. A large IDE hard disk drive usually requires a system BIOS or controller that supports more...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;124910
Installing MS-DOS with Incorrect Disks for Drive A
(66596) - If you have the Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade in the proper disk format for drive A or B, you can install it with no special steps. For more information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: which and drives and getting and...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;66596
OFF: Setup Program Keeps Requesting Disk 2
(119837) - When you run the Setup program for one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article from floppy disks, after you remove Disk 1, insert Disk 2, and press ENTER, Setup repeatedly prompts you to insert Disk 2 again. This behavior occurs if...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;119837
How to troubleshoot the source of the problem when you save files in Excel 2000 and they become corrupted
(213951) - Explains that files may intermittently become corrupted or damaged when you save them to a floppy disk or to a network drive. Describes how to troubleshoot the problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;213951
Windows Explorer Error: Unable to Copy Disk on This Drive
(166791) - While using Windows Explorer to copy a disk, the following error is returned: COPY DISK - error: unable to copy disk on this drive. While the drive is selected in the left pane in Windows Explorer, there is an open handle to the drive to display...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;166791
Recovering from failed system drive with nondefault %SystemRoot% folder
(235478) - When you install Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 by booting from the Windows installation CD-ROM or, for Windows 2000, from the four Setup floppy disks, Setup does not prompt you for the name of the target installation...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;235478
Setup Is Unable to Read Uninstall Disk on a COMPAQ
(93679) - If you are using SMARTDrive to cache a floppy disk on a COMPAQ machine, MS-DOS 6 and later Upgrade may be unable to read the Uninstall disk during installation. Setup also may also repeatedly ask you to insert MS-DOS Upgrade Setup Disk 1 after you...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;93679
XGEN: How to Make Disks From the Select CD
(152730) - The Microsoft Select CD includes a copy of Exchange Server Standard Edition. This article explains the procedure for creating the connector disks for the Standard Edition of Exchange from the Select CD. There are two ways to create disks from the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;152730
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in the Windows Server 2003 Family
(325879) - This step-by-step article describes how to create a boot disk for Windows Server 2003. You can use this disk to start a Windows Server 2003-based computer that cannot start from the hard disk. back to the top Requirements A blank floppy disk.The...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325879
How to Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS Partition with SBS
(214748) - This article describes how to create a disk to boot a Small Business Server (SBS) computer from a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an Intel x86-based computer. This disk can boot SBS from a drive that has the NTFS file system installed. You...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;214748
No Xircom Ethernet Adapter Choices Available During Setup
(124359) - When you install Windows NT version 3.5 from floppy disks there are no Xircom Ethernet network adapters listed. If you install Windows NT version 3.5 from a compact disc, the Xircom Ethernet network adapter choices are available. To add the Xircom...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;124359
Your Computer Fails the Microsoft Backup Compatibility Test
(97577) - Your computer fails the Microsoft Backup compatibility test. Your computer may fail the Microsoft Backup compatibility test for the following reasons: The floppy drive controller card does not support direct memory access (DMA). A software...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;97577
Recovering from Stop 21A Caused by Disk Mirror Sets
(139843) - If the Hkey_Local_Machine\System\Disk key gets corrupted or the Microsoft Windows NT disk signature on the system drive is removed or changed (and the system drive is part of a Windows NT software level mirror set) you may receive the following...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;139843
How to Make an MS-DOS 5.0 Boot Disk with Windows
(102901) - It is possible to make an MS-DOS bootable disk when running Windows if MS-DOS version 5.0 is being used on drive C. If a machine running Windows has any other version of MS-DOS installed, the error message "Incorrect DOS Version" will be returned...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;102901
QIC 40/80 Tape Drives Slow with Adaptec 154x Controller
(120812) - After you configure an Adaptec 154xC or 154xCF SCSI controller for floppy controller support, data transfer on QIC 40/80 tape drives may be slow. NOTE: If you are using an Adaptec 154xA or 154xB SCSI controller and the performance is slow, upgrade...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120812
Money 98: Multi-Disk Backup and Restore Utility
(179397) - Microsoft has created a Multi-Disk Backup utility, Mdbr.exe, that you can use to back up your compressed Money 98 files onto multiple floppy disks. This utility can also restore the compressed backup file. NOTE : The file(s) mentioned in this...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;179397
Creating a Windows NT Boot Floppy Disk for DEC ALPHA RISC Computers
(172806) - Digital Equipment Corporation's ALPHA-based RISC computers rely on having a small (less than 4 GB) FAT-formatted system partition containing boot files. This system partition can also contain the Windows NT operating system but must be FAT...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;172806
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
(305595) - This step-by-step article describes how to create a boot disk for Windows XP to access a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an Intel-processor-based computer. NOTE : The procedure for RISC-based computers is different and not documented in this...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595
Setting Up WFWG on a Novell Workstation Without a Hard Disk
(96567) - Running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups on a computer with one 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch high-density disk drive and a hard disk with 9.5 megabytes (MB) available memory is fully supported. (We recommend that you have a hard disk with 14.5 MB...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;96567
Installing Windows NT on a Hard Disk Configured with EZ-Drive
(136039) - If you install Windows NT on a Conner hard drive configured with the EZ-Drive utility, one of the following error messages appear: Hard drives are not usable by NT -or- NT cannot access the partitions prepared by DOS This problem occurs if the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;136039
PC Rmt: Err Msg: This Does Not Appear to be Disk 2...
(140069) - After you select a script during the setup of Mail Remote for MS-DOS, you may get the following error: Please insert the disk labeled Disk 2 - Supplementary Modem Scripts in drive A: and press ENTER. When you insert the Supplementary Modem Scripts...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140069
PRB: An Unknown Error Occurred While Building the Cabinet File
(196583) - When you save a setup package to a floppy disk using the Package option of the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW), the following error message appears: An unknown error occurred while building the cabinet file '<Project Name>.CAB'. Please verify...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196583
How to Add Items to the "Send To" Menu in Windows XP
(310270) - This article describes how to use the Send To command and how to modify the contents of the SendTo folder. By using the Send To command, you can quickly send a file to different locations including a floppy disk, your desktop, another person using...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310270
Err Msg: No Disk in Drive
(163633) - IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;163633
Money Err Msg: A Required .dll File Was Not Found
(181008) - When opening Microsoft Money you may receive the following error: 'Error Starting Program' A required .dll file, <file name>, was not found. Or, when backing up to a floppy disk drive you receive the error message: Money is unable to load the file...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;181008
Setting Up WFWG on a Workstation Without a Hard Disk
(98551) - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 is fully supported running on a computer with one 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch high-density disk drive and a hard disk with 9.5 megabytes (MB) available memory (14.5 MB is recommended). This article contains...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;98551
How to Create a Bootable Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
(119467) - This article describes how to create a Windows bootable(startup) disk to access a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an Intel-based computer. Note The procedure for RISC-based computers is different and not documented in this article. You may be...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;119467
Files Corrupted on Save: How to Troubleshoot Source of Problem
(142116) - Files that you save to a floppy disk or to a network disk drive may intermittently become corrupted or damaged when you use any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article. This problem may occur for either of the following reasons:...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;142116
WD98: Documents Saved to DOS-Formatted Disks Become Damaged
(302583) - When you save Word 98 Macintosh Edition files to a DOS-formatted disk, the files may become damaged. This may happen with versions 8.5 to 9.x of the Macintosh operating system. This behavior can occur because the Apple File Exchange changes the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302583
How to Manually Create an Emergency Repair Disk
(158866) - When you try to run an emergency repair, and you do not have an emergency repair disk, the emergency repair fails when you use the files located in the \%Systemroot%\Repair folder. If the Windows NT system files are on a partition that uses the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158866
Boot Record Signature AA55 Not Found
(149877) - Intel-based computers rely on the system BIOS to load and execute bootstrap code. The BIOS bootstrap routine generates an int 0x19 which loads the first sector of the floppy or hard disk (0:0:1 in CHS) in memory at segment address 0000:7C00H. The...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149877
Setup Stops When Inspecting Computer Hardware Configuration
(156530) - When you run Windows NT 4.0 Setup from the three Setup floppy disks, or when you run Setup using the WINNT /B command, your computer may stop responding while the following message is displayed: Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156530
WD2002: Error Message When You Open MRU File That Was Saved to Disk
(282575) - When you click a file that is listed in the Most Recently Used (MRU) list (on the File menu) and that was saved on a disk, and no disk is inserted in the disk drive, you receive the following error message: The document name or path is not valid....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282575
Recovering From Boot Failure Affecting Mirrored Drives
(147690) - When a boot failure on a system with a mirrored boot drive occurs, and the failure is caused by a problem that has affected both the primary and a mirror, such as bad or corrupt device drivers or other changes to the system, using a Fault...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;147690
How to Create a Windows 98 Second Edition Emergency Startup Disk from PC DOS 2000
(825273) - This article discusses how to create a Windows 98 Second Edition emergency startup disk from PC DOS 2000. To create a Windows 98 Second Edition emergency startup disk from PC DOS 2000, follow these steps: Start the PC DOS 2000 guest PC.From the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825273
OFF98: Movie Changes to Picture When Source Is Not Available
(186170) - When you open a document in any of the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition programs, you may receive the following error message: Please insert the disk: <name of your CD or floppy> If you click Cancel, you receive the following error message...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;186170
How to change drive letter assignments in Windows XP
(307844) - Describes how to assign, to change, or to remove drive letters on a drive, partition, or volume by using the Disk Management snap-in in Microsoft Windows XP. This snap-in is for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307844
Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
(311073) - Describes how to make a Windows startup disk to recover from corrupted files, viruses, and other issues.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073
Problems Reinstalling Microsoft Plus!
(137266) - When you reinstall Microsoft Plus!, you may receive one of the following error messages: Setup could not open the file <file name>. Insert the disk labeled 'Microsoft Plus! CD-ROM' into drive A: Some disks may not be required for the selected...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;137266
How to create or to duplicate a new drive image in Virtual PC for Mac
(825531) - This step-by-step article describes how to create or to duplicate a drive image in Connectix Virtual PC for Mac. back to the top Create a new drive image To create a new drive image, follow these steps: On the Window menu, click Virtual Disk...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825531
Windows 3.1: File Manager Does Not Update Floppy Disk Window
(84759) - In Microsoft Windows, File Manager does not update the drive information (files and directories) for a drive that has more than one window open if the disk is changed. To show the correct contents of the disk, choose Refresh from the Window menu...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;84759
DoubleSpace Err Msg: "There Are No More Drive Letters"
(93582) - You receive the following error message: There are no more drive letters reserved for dblspace to use. To add more, use the options selection from the tools menu. This error occurs when there are not enough drive letters available to DoubleSpace,...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;93582
Cannot Access CD-ROM Drive from MS-DOS Mode or Command Prompt
(135174) - When you restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, restart to a Windows command prompt or restart your computer and use a startup disk, you may not be able to access your CD-ROM drive. This behavior may occur even though you are able to access the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;135174
Creating Alternate Boot Selections on AXP Machines
(139333) - If the primary drive in a mirror set fails on a DEC Alpha computer, it is necessary to have alternate boot paths created in the system firmware. There are two methods which can be used to boot the machine to the shadow drive in the mirror set....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;139333
ACC2000: Make MDE/ADE Operation Fails Silently When Target Disk Is Full
(207886) - If you try to create an MDE database file from an existing database, or an ADE file from a data project, and the target disk where you save the MDE or ADE file does not contain enough free disk space, Microsoft Access fails to create the MDE or...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;207886
How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable to start Windows XP
(314079) - Describes how to create a startup disk to start your operating system if the startup record becomes corrupted. The startup disk contains only the files that you must have to start the operating system.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079
Creating a Setup Disk for the Updated WFW 3.11 TCP/IP Drivers
(112578) - The updated TCP/IP for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 files do not contain a SETUP.EXE program that can be executed for a first time installation. If you have the old TCP/IP Windows for Workgroups 3.11 disk, it can be modified to install the updated...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;112578
PC WRmt: Disk Space Calculations for Address Files
(103291) - Disk space consumption can be a significant concern for users of version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail Remote for Windows. Mail Remote is often used on a portable computer with relatively limited disk space. The Mail Remote for Windows Setup program...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;103291
How to Delete a Primary Partition Without Removing the Extended Partition
(249085) - You may have to delete, and then re-create a primary partition without disturbing data on Logical Drives in an extended partition. This procedure may be useful in situations such as the following: Windows is installed in a logical drive on a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;249085
PRB: Visual Basic Setup Fails on Disk 2
(136268) - In Visual Basic, the Setup program fails after you insert Disk 2. This does not necessarily mean that the disk is defective. It could be that the physical drive is not reading the disk properly. You may need to use the MS-DOS DRIVPARM command to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;136268
How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in Windows XP
(306187) - Describes how to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard by a Wizard Disk to transfer settings from one computer to another or to create a backup copy of your Windows XP settings.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306187
How to use a Norton Ghost image to create a Virtual PC 4.0 hard disk image
(824547) - This step-by-step article describes how to use a Norton Ghost image to create a Virtual PC 4.0 hard disk image. To create a Virtual PC 4.0 hard disk image using a Norton Ghost image, follow these steps: Note You must have administrator credentials...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824547
Event ID 1034 for MSCS Shared Disk After Disk Replacement
(243195) - After you replace a failed hard disk, or change drives (different SCSI ID or physical location in a SCSI rack) for the shared disk resource, the Cluster service may not start. Also, the following error message may be displayed in the Event log:...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;243195
How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
(313348) - Describes how to partition and format your hard disk when you install or upgrade to Windows XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348
WinWord Setup Fails on Disk 2; DRIVPARM Solution
(79207) - In Word for Windows, the Setup program fails after you insert Disk 2. You may need to use the MS-DOS DRIVPARM command to correct the problem. If a physical drive is not reading a disk properly and the disk is not physically defective, the MS-DOS...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;79207
The Four Steps Needed to Make a Hard Disk Usable
(66706) - To use a hard disk after it has been installed in a computer, the following four requirements must be met: Identify the drive type in the computer's setup program. The drive must be or must have been low-level formatted. Run FDISK or an equivalent...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;66706
Err Msg: Could Not Transfer One or More of the Selected...
(169021) - When you attempt to transfer a file from your Handheld PC (H/PC) to your desktop computer using H/PC Explorer, you may receive the following error message: Could not transfer one or more of the selected file(s) to the specified destination. A...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;169021
How To Create a Windows NT-Bootable IDE Partition
(249306) - You can install a Windows NT 4.0 Embedded build to either file allocation table (FAT) or NTFS file system partitioned media. This article describes how to make IDE (integrated device electronics) hard drive partitions bootable to Windows NT 4.0...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;249306
Error message when you start your computer with a non-system disk
(812492) - When you start your computer, you may receive one or more of the following error messages: Non-system disk or disk errorReplace and strike any key when ready NTLDR is missingPress any key to restart Remove disks or other media.Press any key to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812492
No List of Drives to Specify Where to Install Windows 2000 on Computer with Highpoint ATA66 Controller
(306919) - When you are performing a clean installation of Windows 2000 to a clean hard disk on a computer that has an ABIT BE6-II motherboard and a Highpoint ATA66 controller, you may encounter difficulties during installation. Specifically, when you need...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306919
How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk
(255867) - This article describes the Fdisk and Format tools and how to use them to partition or repartition a hard disk. This article describes the following topics: How to Use the Fdisk and Format ToolsImportant Considerations Before You Use the Fdisk and...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255867
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