Two Errors Reading Empty Drive A in Paintbrush

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q59664

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows 3.0 Paintbrush, if you select File, Open, and then select Drive A in the dialog box without a disk in Drive A, you receive a "Cannot read from drive A:" system error. You also receive a "Cannot find file A:*.BMP" from Paintbrush.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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