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dennisb@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (basiaga,dennis j) writes:
>
> I'm having a particular problem and don't know whether its related to 4DOS
> or Desqview.  My machine is an IBM PS/2-55sx 4mb RAM, with Desqview/386 v2.42,
> QEMM 6.02, 4DOS 4.01 revision D, and HyperDisk v4.51.
> 
> The problem occurs when I open a DOS window in Desqview and attempt to write
> to a diskette that is write-protected.  I get a "DOS PROMPT" window with the
> message "Write protect error writing drive A - Select Retry Abort Fail".
> If I remove the write protect tab from the diskette and select "Retry"
> everything work correctly.  If while in the same DOS window session I change
> diskettes and attempt to copy files to this new diskette I get another
> "DOS PROMPT" window with the message "Invalid disk change error reading
> drive A - Select Retry Abort Fail".  This problem persists even if I completely
> back out of Desqview and must reboot to clear this error.  No problems occur
> if I repeat this scenario without ever getting into Desqview to begin with.
> (This problems occurs with my internal 3.5" drive, I've not experimented
> with my external 5.25" drive)

Do you have Hyperdisk configured to cache floppy disks?  This is the
default.  Add f:- to the hyperdisk command line and try it again.



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