A
duplicate file name exists, or the file cannot be found
When attempting to rename a file, the
file does not exist or there is already a file with that name. Verify no other
file exists with the same name in the current directory and that you're typing
the file you want to rename correctly.
Abort,
Retry, Fail?
This error is commonly
encountered when attempting to read a diskette that is not readable or if no
disk or disc in the drive trying to be read.
Access
denied
Often caused when the file or directory has
read-only attributes, is being modified by another person or program on the
computer, or other network permissions that prevent it from being deleted or
modified.
Bad
command or file name
Commonly caused by a
misspelling or error when typing a command or when the command attempting to be
used is not a valid command for your version of MS-DOS or Windows.
Bad or
missing command interpreter
The computer cannot locate
the command.com, an important file that enables the computer to boot into the
operating system. See document CH000012 for
additional information and help with this error message.
Cannot
perform a cyclic copy
This error occurs when
you're trying to copy or xcopy all directories
and files and that directory also contains the directory you're copying all the
files to. If this command were to be allowed it would get into a loop and would never
stop copying the same files over and over. When using the xcopy command if
you're copying all subdirectories you must copy those files and folders to a
completely separate directory or drive.
Divide
overflow
Program has attempted to
divide something by zero. This error is often caused by an error in the program
you're running on your computer. Verify there are no availablepatches or
other updates for
the software you're using on your computer.
Drive
not ready
Disk or disc in the drive
is not readable.
Duplicate
file name or file not found
When attempting to rename a file, the
file does not exist or there is already a file with that name. Verify no other
file exists with the same name in the current directory and that you're typing
the file you want to rename correctly.
File
cannot be copied onto itself
An attempt to copy a file
could not be completed because the file already exists or same source and
destination. Copy the file to an alternate drive or directory.
File
creation error
Directory could be full
because of the DOS limitation of files in one directory, the file already
exist, or the file was not copied correctly. Try
creating or copying the file in a different directory.
File not
found
The file you attempted to
list, copy, or edit does not exist in the directory you're in. Verify you're in
the correct directory and that the file exists in that directory.
This error may also occur
if you're using a back slash instead
of a forward slash forswitches on commands.
For example, doing dir \p instead of the proper dir /p.
General
Failure
An unknown error has
occurred that is not known by MS-DOS. If this is given when trying to read
the hard drive, you may need
to format the
hard drive as it could be failing or already bad.
Insufficient
disk space
Disk is full or, if you are
trying to copy am file to a disk, the file is too big to fit on the disk.
Internal
stack overflow
The MS-DOS internal storage
areas are full. You may need to go into your config.sys and increase the
STACKS=0,0
Invalid
directory
The directory or path you attempted to
enter does not exist in the directory or drive you're currently in.
Invalid
drive specification
The drive letter you're
typing does not exist on the computer.
Invalid
file name or file not found
This error occurs when
attempting to rename, copy, or otherwise
manipulate a file the file does not exist. Verify you're typing the file you
want to rename correctly.
Invalid
media, track 0 bad or unusable
Format command cannot
format the specified disk or the disk capacity is invalid, or bad disk.
Invalid
number of parameters
When the command was typed,
something was left out that DOS needed by the command, it was misTyped, or a
space was placed where one was not needed.
This error commonly occurs
when you're typing a directory in the MS-DOS or the Windows command line that
has spaces in it. For example using the xcopy command to copy
files in the Documents and Settings folder. When typing a directory
with spaces in MS-DOS make sure to surround the path with quotes. For example,
instead of typing c:\documents and settings type c:\documents and
settings.
Invalid
parameter
Typed a command correctly
but specified the incorrect parameter, such as format /z.
Invalid
Switch
· The wrong slash was typed, for example: cd/ instead of cd\.
Non-System
disk or disk error
Not ready,
reading drive X
The drive letter you're
typing does not exist on the computer or there is no disk or disc in the drive.
Parse error
This error occurs when the
command you're typing in has invalid syntax. For example, if you're surrounding
your path in quotes and leave out the ending quotes.
The system
cannot find the drive specified.
The drive letter you're
typing does not exist on the computer.
The system
cannot find the file specified
This error occurs when
attempting to rename, copy, or otherwise
manipulate a file the file does not exist. Verify you're typing the file you
want to rename correctly.
The system
cannot find the path specified
The directory or path you attempted to
enter does not exist in the directory or drive you're currently in.
Write
fault error
Tried to reroute text to a
device that is not connected, is not valid or not hooked up.
Write
protect
Tried to write to a disk
that is write protected.
