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"Error Reading Drive A:..." Starting WP On Di
DocumentID: 620407
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:38:54 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: If the A: drive is in the path on a diskless workstation, the message "Error Reading Drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail" may display when you try to start WordPerfect. Solutions: To correct the problem, remove A: from the path.

How/Why:
When WordPerfect starts, it searches the DOS path for the USERID.FIL file. As a result, an invalid drive in the Path statement can cause this error. The error displayed on the diskless workstation because the A: drive was in the path, but there was no A: drive on the machine.

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