Cannot Run Swapfile When Any Other Applications Are Running

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q67265
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

The following message occurs if your Windows installation is set up to run on a Novell NetWare network. 

   Cannot run Swapfile when any other applications are running. To
   use Swapfile, close all applications and start Swapfile again.

CAUSE

This message is generated because the NWPOPUP.EXE application is started in the load= line of the WIN.INI file.

WORKAROUND

There are two possible workarounds to this problem as follows:

  • Run the Control Panel's Network icon and execute the Disable Broadcast Messages command. Close Control Panel and rerun Swapfile.

    -or-

  • Edit the WIN.INI file by placing a semicolon in front of the load= line and restart Windows in real mode and run Swapfile.

Once the Swapfile has been created, the NWPOPUP.EXE application may be reactivated. Run the Control Panel's Network icon and execute the Enable Broadcast Messages command or remove the semicolon in front of the load= line in the WIN.INI file, depending on which method was used to disable NWPOPUP.EXE.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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