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Q97026: MemMaker Error: MEMMAKER cannot continue: Your computer’s…

Article: Q97026
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start MS-DOS MemMaker you may receive the following error message:

  MemMaker cannot continue: Your computer's startup drive is write-protected,
  or its drive letter is being used by a network drive. Exit Memmaker and
  remove the write protection or disconnect from the network drive. Then,
  restart MemMaker.

CAUSE
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This error occurs because of one of the following conditions:

- The SET TMP and / or SET TEMP statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file point to an
  invalid directory name.

- A file exists in the hard disk's root directory that has the same name as the
  directory specified in the TMP or TEMP variables.

- There are 512 files in the root directory.

WORKAROUND
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To solve the problem, change the SET TMP= and / or SET TEMP= variables in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to point to a valid directory, or rename a file in your hard
disk's root directory, or delete/move some of the files in the root directory.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 memory 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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