DOCUMENT:Q83897  01-NOV-1999  [win95x]
TITLE   :Err Msg: Fatal Disk Error (with HP Advanced Link)
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Advanced Link (any version) doesn't run in Microsoft
Windows version 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode. When you attempt to run in 386
enhanced mode, the following error message is displayed:

   FATAL DISK ERROR

This problem does not occur with Windows 3.0.

STATUS
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HP is aware of this problem and is currently researching it.

MORE INFORMATION
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The HP Advanced Link connectivity package allows a workstation to communicate
over a standard communications port with a HP 2392 minicomputer.

The HP product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3rdparty err msg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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