Error Message: A:\ Is Not Accessible

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SYMPTOMS

When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

<drive letter>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready.

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This behavior occurs when you restart your computer without closing a Windows Explorer or My Computer window that is displaying the contents of a floppy disk drive if the floppy disk has been removed. The error message occurs when Windows 95 attempts to reopen the window to display the contents of the floppy disk.

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RESOLUTION

To prevent this error message, close the Windows Explorer or My Computer window displaying the contents of the floppy disk before you restart your computer.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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kbui KB166013

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