WRK TopDesk Err Msg: Cannot Access the File at This Time

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q89613
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows Resource Kit for operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

The following error message may occur when trying to run a non-program file from the TopDesk utility included with the Windows Resource Kit (WRK): 

   Cannot access the file at this time.
   Make sure the file is not in use by another program, and is
   a valid program file.
The TopDesk utility can only run programs with the following extensions: .EXE, .COM, .BAT, and .PIF. TopDesk cannot run a data file that is associated with a program.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have already encountered the above error message, then you may change the startup path to correct the error by doing the following:

  1. From the TopDesk menu, choose Windows.

  2. Select Startup Information.

  3. Select Write for the title.

  4. Type "C:\Windows\Write.EXE README.WRI" (without the quotation marks) in the Startup Path text box.

KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 err msg top desk wrkit wrk snap shot

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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