Q58391: Cancel Button Must Be Chosen Three Times in Error Dialog

Article: Q58391
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Windows 3.0, certain DOS-related system errors (such as attempts to
write to a full disk, an unformatted floppy, or a write- protected disk) cause
Windows to display an error similar to the following

  System Error: Write protected disk

You then have to choose Cancel three times to exit the error dialog box.

CAUSE
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This is a feature of MS-DOS. Even though Windows recognizes the failure in one
pass, MS-DOS insists on performing two more retries. The same behavior can be
observed at the MS-DOS prompt outside of Windows.

Additional query words: 3.00 win30 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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