WFWG 3.11 Err Msg: Segment Load Failure

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open or copy a file larger than 2 megabytes (MB), you may receive one of the following error messages:

   Segment Load Failure

   -or-

   Insufficient Memory

CAUSE

These errors occur if both of the following conditions exist:

• You are using a permanent swap file without 32-bit disk access enabled. This causes paging to occur through MS-DOS.

  -and-

• You are using 32-bit file access. Since 32-bit disk access is disabled, the real-mode mapper (RMM.D32) is used to provide 32-bit file services.

WORKAROUND

To work around these errors do one of the following:

• If your hard disk controller is WD1003 compatible, enable 32-bit disk access.

  -or-

• Disable 32-bit file access.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Bases as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This size of the file needed to trigger this error is not always 2 MB. The limit is 512 multiplied by the size of the allocation unit for the drive where the target file resides. The allocation unit size is commonly 4096 bytes, thus the apparent 2 MB limit. In cases in which the allocation unit size is different, the limit is also different.