A
duplicate file name exists, or the file cannot be found
When attempting to rename a
file, the file does not exist or there is already a file with that name.
Verify no other file exists with the same name in the current
directory and/or that you're typing the file you wish to rename
correctly.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
This error is commonly encountered when
attempting to read a diskette that is not
readable or if no disk or disc in the drive trying to be read.
- Additional information about problems reading floppy
diskettes can be found on
document CH000579.
- Information about why a CD Disc, DVD or other type of
disc is not working can be found on
document CH000031.
Access denied
Often caused when the
file or directory has
read-only attributes, is being modified by another person or
program on the computer, and/or other network permissions that
prevent it from being deleted or modified.
- See our attrib command for
additional information about this command and options.
Bad command or file name
Commonly caused by a misspelling or error when
typing a command and/or when the command attempting to be used
is not a valid command for your version of MS-DOS or Windows.
Bad or missing command interpreter
The computer cannot locate the
command.com, an important file that that enables the computer to
boot into the operating system. See
document CH000012 for
additional information and help with this error message.
Cannot perform a cyclic copy
This error occurs when you're trying to
copy or xcopy
all directories and files and that directory also contains the
directory you're copying all the files to. If this command were
to be allowed it would get into a
loop and would never stop copying the same files over and
over. When using the xcopy command if you're copying all
subdirectories you must copy those files and folders to a
completely separate directory or drive.
Divide overflow
Program has attempted to divide something by
zero. This error is often caused by an error in the program
you're running on your computer. Verify there are no available
patches or other
updates for the software
you're using on your computer.
Drive not ready error
Disk or disc in the drive is not readable.
- Additional information about problems reading floppy
diskettes can be found on
document CH000579.
- Information about why a CD Disc, DVD or other type of
disc is not working can be found on
document CH000031.
Duplicate file name or file not found
When attempting to rename a
file, the file does not exist or there is already a file with that name.
Verify no other file exists with the same name in the current
directory and/or that you're typing the file you wish to rename
correctly.
File cannot be copied onto itself
An attempt to copy a file could
not be completed because the file already exists or same source and destination.
Copy the file to an alternate drive or directory.
File creation error
Directory could be full because of the DOS
limitation of files in one directory, the file already exist, and/or the file was not
copied correctly. Try creating or
copying the file in a different directory.
File not found
The file you attempted to list, copy, or edit
does not exist in the directory you're in. Verify you're in the
correct directory and that the file exists in that directory.
This error may also occur if you're using a
back slash instead of a
forward slash for
switches on commands. For
example, doing dir \p instead of the proper dir /p.
General Failure An unknown
error has occurred that is not known by MS-DOS. If this is given when trying to read the
hard drive, you may need to format
the hard drive as it could be failing or already bad. Insufficient disk space
Disk is full or, if you are trying to copy am file to a
disk, the file is too big to fit on the disk.
- Additional information about determining available disk
drive space can be found on
document CH000369.
Internal stack overflow
The MS-DOS internal storage areas are full. You may need to go into your config.sys and
increase the STACKS=0,0
Invalid directory
The directory
or path you attempted to enter
does not exist in the directory or drive you're currently in.
Invalid drive specification
The drive letter
you're typing does not exist on the computer.
Invalid file name or file not found
This error occurs when attempting to
rename, copy,
or otherwise manipulate a
file the file does not exist. Verify you're typing the file you
wish to rename correctly.
Invalid media, track 0 bad or unusable
Format
command cannot format the specified disk or the disk capacity is invalid, or bad disk.
- Additional information about errors that occur while
reading/writing a disk drive can be found on
document CH000379.
Invalid number of parameters
When the command was typed, something
was left out that DOS needed by the command, it was mistyped, or a space
was placed where
one was not needed.
This error commonly occurs when you're typing a
directory in the MS-DOS or the Windows command line that has
spaces in it. For example using the xcopy
command to copy files in the Documents and Settings
folder. When typing a directory with spaces in MS-DOS make sure
to surround the path with quotes. For example, instead of
typing c:\documents and settings type c:\documents and
settings.
Invalid parameter
Typed a command correctly but specified the
incorrect parameter, such as format /z.
Invalid Switch
The wrong slash was typed, for example: cd/
instead of cd\.
Non-System disk or disk error
Not ready, reading drive X
The drive letter
you're typing does not exist on the computer or there is no disk
or disc in the drive.
Parse error
This error occurs when the command you're typing
in has invalid syntax. For example, if you're surrounding your
path in quotes and leave out the ending quotes.
The system cannot find the drive specified.
The drive letter
you're typing does not exist on the computer.
The system cannot find the file specified.
This error occurs when attempting to
rename, copy,
or otherwise manipulate a
file the file does not exist. Verify you're typing the file you
wish to rename correctly.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The directory
or path you attempted to enter
does not exist in the directory or drive you're currently in.
Write fault error
Tried to reroute text to a device that is not
connected, is not valid or not hooked up.
Write protect Tried to write to a disk that is write protected.
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