Article: Q88442
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 27-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
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SYMPTOMS
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When installing or running Microsoft Windows you may receive one of the
following error messages:
Cannot Find File; Check to Ensure Path and Filename Are Correct
-or-
Application Execution Error: Cannot Find File; Check to Ensure Path and
Filename Are Correct
MORE INFORMATION
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Cannot Find File; Check to Ensure Path and Filename Are Correct
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This error is generated for one of the following reasons:
- You may receive this error when running a PIF, if the Program Filename field
in the PIF file does not contain a valid path and filename for the program. A
full pathname should be specified -- for example, C:\MYDIR\MYPROG.EXE. For
more information, consult the PIF Editor online help.
- The FILES= statement in the CONFIG.SYS is set too low. The FILES= should be
set to at least 45. This can happen when installing Windows and when running
MS-DOS-based applications from Windows.
Cannot Find File; Check to Ensure Path and Filename Are Correct
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This message is caused when Windows tries to execute applications listed on the
Run= or Load= lines in the WIN.INI file.
The above error can be caused by one of the following situations:
- The path to the executable file is invalid (it is misspelled or does not
exist).
- The file has been deleted.
- Either the Load= or Run= line has exceeded the 128-character limit. In
Windows 3.1, you can use the StartUp group feature to avoid this limitation.
- There is more than one space between the items on the Load= or Run= line. For
example, there are two spaces between the applications on the following Load=
line:
Load=c:\windows\AppOne.exe AppTwo.exe
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If this last situation is the cause, Windows loads the applications after
displaying the message.
Additional query words: 3.11 3.10 3.00 3.00a err msg
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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