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

ID: Q89613

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Windows Resource Kit, 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:

From the TopDesk menu, choose Windows.

Select Startup Information.

Select Write for the title.

Type C:\Windows\Write.EXE README.WRI in the Startup Path text box.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 err msg top desk wrkit wrk snap shot

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11; :3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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