Windows Err Msg: Your Program Cannot Be Swapped Out to Disk

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q79731
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If the SET TEMP statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file is invalid or set to a drive that has insufficient disk space, Microsoft Windows may not function properly in standard mode. If this is the case, when you press ALT+ESC to return to Windows from an MS-DOS-based application, the following error message may be displayed: 

   Your program cannot be swapped out to disk. There is not enough
   space on your disk. The suspended program will be restarted. You
   must free disk space to switch out from this application, or else
   you must end the program before trying to go back to Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

For Windows 3.0 and 3.1 in standard mode to switch back from an MS-DOS-based application, Windows must swap that application to the hard drive. The area where Windows places this application on the hard drive is determined by the SET TEMP statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This problem may also arise if the SET TEMP statement is set to a drive that is low on disk space or if the SET TEMP is set to a RAM drive that is not large enough.

KBCategory: kbother kbtshoot kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win30 win31 winmem
Additional reference words: tshoot 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 Winmem

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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