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Q59664: Two Errors Reading Empty Drive A in Paintbrush

Article: Q59664
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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