WFWG: MS-DOS Applications May Return FCB UNAVAILABLE Error

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q95877
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When running some earlier MS-DOS-based applications with Windows for Workgroups running in enhanced mode and from a remote network drive, you may receive the following error message: 

   FCB UNAVAILABLE
   Abort, Fail?

WORKAROUND

To work around this error message, do either of the following:

  • Run the MS-DOS-based application from a local drive.

-or-
  • Start the Real Mode Redirector by typing "net start workstation" (without the quotation marks) at an MS-DOS command prompt. Run the application with Windows for Workgroups running in standard mode.

-or-
  • Start the Full Redirector by typing "net start full" (without the quotation marks) at an MS-DOS command prompt.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups version 3.1. This problem does not occur in later versions of the product.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbuglist kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 err msg

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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