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Knowledge Base ID6008

problem

Reflex Disknet Pro: Problems with disks becoming unvalidated within your Disknet environment

The information in article applies to the following product
  • Disknet version 3.10 for Win 9x/1.82 for Win NT/2.10 for Win 2000
The information in article applies to the following operating systems
  • Windows 9x/NT/2000
symptoms

We’ve had a number of customers’ report to us that occasionally their validated disks are becoming unvalidated.

We have investigated this problem and found the likely cause of this.

cause

Whenever a floppy disk is written to, Windows updates the floppy disk. As a result, Disknet must follow this by updating the signature on the disk. If the disk is taken out before the floppy disk light has gone off, the Disknet signature may not yet have been reapplied to the disk, hence the disk will have become unvalidated.

solution

If you wait until the light on the floppy disk has gone off (which will also prevent possible corruption of the disk) this problem should not occur.

Last Reviewed: 08/04/2003



article posted: Tuesday 8th April, 2003

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