DOCUMENT:Q90930  30-SEP-1999  [win3x]
TITLE   :Shared CD-ROM or Floppy Drives Must Contain a Disk At Startup
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 3.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 for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you select the Re-share At Startup option when sharing a floppy or CD-ROM
drive, and you start Windows for Workgroups without a disk in the shared drive,
the following error may be displayed.

   System Error Cannot Read from Drive X.

(where X: is the driver letter representing the shared drive)

If you choose the Cancel button, the following error message will be displayed:

   An error occurred while trying to share X. Error 5291. The path X:\ does not
   exist. Do you want to continue to share X each time you start Windows for
   Workgroups?

   -or-

   An error occurred while trying to share X. Error 5341. The path X:\ does not
   exist.

CAUSE
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The Windows for Workgroups File Manager allows the sharing of local disk
resources including fixed disks, floppy drives, and CD-ROM drives. You can make
these shares persistent by selecting the Re-share At Startup option. If you
select this option and the shared CD-ROM or floppy drive does not contain a disk
when Windows for Workgroups is restarted, the above errors may occur.

WORKAROUND
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To eliminate these error messages, make sure that the shared drive contains a
disk before starting Windows for Workgroups.

There are several ways to recover from the error condition, depending on the
intended result.

 - To immediately reestablish the share, insert a disk in the shared drive and
   choose Retry in the System Error Cannot Read From Drive X dialog box.

 - To not reestablish the share for the current session, but attempt to
   reestablish the share in future sessions, choose Cancel at the System Error
   Cannot Read From Drive X dialog box and choose Yes at the Do You Want To
   Continue To Share X Each Time You Start Windows for Workgroups? dialog box.

 - To not reestablish the share for the current or future sessions, choose
   Cancel in the System Error Cannot Read From Drive X dialog box and choose No
   at the Do You Want To Continue To Share X Each Time You Start Windows For
   Workgroups? dialog box.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 re-establish 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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