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Q40426: PRB: L1083 Error From Incorrect CONFIG.SYS FILES Statement

Article: Q40426
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.02,5.03,5.05,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.01.20, 5.01.21, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, 5.15, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.5, 5.6 
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SYMPTOMS
========

An attempt to link a file fails and Microsoft LINK generates the following
message:

  L1083 Cannot Open Run File

CAUSE
=====

The four most likely causes for this error are as follows:

- The FILES statement in the CONFIG.SYS file specifies more than 20 files in
  versions of MS-DOS prior to version 3.3.

- The FILES statement includes one or more space characters before or after the
  equals sign (=)

- The FILES statement contains trailing spaces.

- The application is still running in another window.

Other possible causes of this error are:

- The disk or the root directory was full.

- Another process opened or deleted the file.

- A read-only file existed with the same name.

- The floppy disk containing the file was removed.

- A hard-disk error occurred. (Try running chkdsk.)

RESOLUTION
==========

To address this problem, edit the CONFIG.SYS file to decrease the number of
files specified in the FILES statement, delete any embedded or trailing spaces
in the FILES statement, or update to MS-DOS version 3.3 or later. Also make sure
all previous instances of the application have been terminated.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.60 4.10 5.10 5.30 5.50 5.60

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK3xDOSSearch kbLINK4xDOSSearch kbLINK50120DOS kbLINK50121DOS kbLINK503DOS kbLINK510DOS kbLINK511DOS kbLINK513DOS kbLINK515DOS kbLINK530DOS kbLINK53109DOS kbLINK550DOS kbLINK560DOS kbLINK505DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.02,5.03,5.05,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6

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