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ARTICLE-ID:Q96180
TITLE :VSAFE Err Msg: Program Is Trying to Write to Hard Disk
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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Summary:
The following pop-up dialog box may be displayed when you perform a
disk operation that writes to the disk:
VSAFE Warning
Program is trying to write to hard disk
Do you wish to continue?
You can then choose one of three options: Stop, Continue or Boot. If
you choose Stop, the following error message is displayed:
ATTENTION: A serious disk error has occurred while writing
to drive C.
(Note: If you are running MS-DOS Prompt from Windows, this error
message is displayed in a blue screen with the heading "Serious Disk
Error.")
You can now choose to retry the operation. This causes the first VSAFE
error to display again. Until you choose Continue or Boot, you are not
able to escape these recurring warning messages. If you choose
Continue, the write operation is performed. If you choose Boot, the
write operation aborts, your system restarts, and any information you
were trying to save is lost.
This problem is caused by VSAFE installed with the write-protect
option and SMARTDrive installed with write caching enabled. If you
want to use VSAFE with the write-protect option, do not enable
SMARTDrive write caching.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS version 6.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here as it
becomes available.
Additional reference words: 6.00 write protect protected