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Err Msg in MS-DOS Session: Cannot Write to Drive C:/Cancel...?

Article ID: 107810

Article Last Modified on 10/10/1999

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

This article was previously published under Q107810

SYMPTOMS

When you choose the MS-DOS Prompt icon, you receive one of the following error messages:

Cannot access drive C:

-or-

Cannot find drive C:

Or, if you can run the MS-DOS Prompt, you receive the following error message when you type exit at an MS-DOS prompt:

Cannot Write to Drive C:

CAUSE

These errors are caused by a corrupted DOSAPP.INI file; deleting this file corrects the problem.

Additional query words: 3.11 err msg writing error retry cancel session

Keywords: KB107810