MS-DOS-Based Program's Setup Causes Blue-Screen Error Message

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you run an MS-DOS-based program's Setup, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen after you change disks:

   Error reading disk in drive <x>: Please insert disk with serial number
   <n> in drive <x>
   Press ENTER for OK or ESC to cancel.

CAUSE

Windows 95 supports an "Accessed" date stamp that stores the last time a file was opened. The error message stated above can occur when a Setup program opens a file on a floppy disk but does not close it when you change disks.

RESOLUTION

You may be able to work around this problem by using one of the following methods:

• Insert the program's Disk 1 and press ENTER.
• If you write-protect the first disk before you run Setup, Windows 95 may not try to write the Accessed date stamp. Note, however, that some programs require write access to Disk 1 for Setup to run correctly.

MORE INFORMATION

The following applications have been reported to exhibit this behavior:

• Calendar Creator Plus 5.0 for MS-DOS