[WEB4LIB] "Cannot read from drive A"

[Neil Grant]

We have this message coming up fairly frequently on machines running
Windows3.1 with security software Winselect and Fortres. We have been looking
for some conflict with this software but from Tom's setup, perhaps it is
something else
It happens when users attempt to print, using shared printers with copy cards
for charging.
I have found that cancel, followed by file, save as cancel, allows printing to
proceed without the error message reappearing, when another print command is
sent.

Neil Grant
Tom Zimoski wrote:

> I have seen this message appear in a few different contexts where my
> reaction has been, "So who asked you to read from Drive A"
>
> Yesterday I clicked on a link in Netscape, got the "Cannot read from Drive
> A" message, and a prompt to Retry or Cancel.  I chose Cancel and was
> dropped to DOS.
>
> At other times someone has tried to print something and the "Cannot
> read..." message has appeared.
>
> We do allow people to download files from the Internet onto floppies and
> I'm sure this has happened not too long before the instances I relate.
> Somehow the PC seems to "think" that drive A is current.
>
> My question: Is there something we can do to prevent this from happening?
>
> The computers in question are running Windows for Workgroups and Netscape
> Gold 3.04.
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> Tom Zimoski                     Phone: 209-488-2976
> Reference Dept.                 Fax:   209-488-6735
> Fresno County Library           Email: tzimoski at sjvls.lib.ca.us
> 2420 Mariposa St.
> Fresno, CA  93721
> USA
>

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