File Manager Err Msg: An Error Occurred Reading Drive x (90481)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1

This article was previously published under Q90481

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message while running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups File Manager for version 3.1:

Error occurred reading drive <x>:

CAUSE

If you receive this message, check the By File Type setting for invalid characters. You can access the By File Type dialog box by choosing By File Type from the View menu.

NOTE: This does not apply to Microsoft Windows File Manager version 3.1.

The By File Type dialog box permits invalid MS-DOS characters such as commas and square brackets. Using these as search characters returns an MS-DOS error to the File Manager and causes the error message above.

WORKAROUND

Type

*.*

(asterisk-period-asterisk) in the By File Type dialog box.

If this doesn't correct the problem, there is likely a true disk error.

NOTE: The search string *,* (asterisk-comma-asterisk) can look like *.* (asterisk-period-asterisk) on a fuzzy monitor or in a small type face.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/10/1999
Keywords:	KB90481