Write Protect Error Occurs After Program Is Run from Floppy Disk

ID: Q236944

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run a program from a write-protected floppy disk and then quit the program, you may receive the following error message:

System - Write Protect Error

The disk cannot be written to because it is write protected.
Please remove the write protection from the volume in drive A:.

If the floppy disk is not write-protected, the error message does not occur.

CAUSE

When a program is run from a floppy disk, Windows handles the program file like a modified page. After the program is quit, the modified page should be removed without file input/output (I/O). The problem occurs because Windows attempts to write the page to the floppy disk like a modified data page.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug