File Manager "System Error" When SUBST'd Drive Present

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q59680
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

Microsoft Windows version 3.0 does not support the use of the MS-DOS SUBST command. If you have a SUBST'd drive present, when you try to run Windows 3.0 File Manager, the following error message is displayed: 

 System Error: Network Error on drive ?:

KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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