System Agent Reports Damaged Sage.dat File

Last reviewed: October 5, 1995
Article ID: Q137751

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to schedule a task in System Agent, you may receive the following error message:

   System Agent Error
   Cannot find file. Make sure path and file name are correct.

When you click OK, you receive the following error message:

   System Agent Error
   The Sage.dat file is damaged or the incorrect version.
   Delete Sage.dat and then reinstall System Agent.

When you click OK again, System Agent displays a task time with no task description.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if there is not enough free space on the drive containing Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 to save information in the Sage.dat file.

RESOLUTION

To fix the Sage.dat file, click the blank space in System Agent where the task description normally appears, and then click Remove on the Program menu. To add new tasks, you must first increase the available free space on the drive containing Microsoft Plus!.

KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95 winplus
Additional reference words: 95 corrupt program

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Last reviewed: October 5, 1995
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