40 Solving Problems
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 Error Messages
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:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY — Insert a disk 
into the drive and try again.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 
CHARACTERS: \ / : * ? “ < > | —  Do not use these characters in 
filenames. 
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND 
TRY AGAIN — You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open 
the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your 
computer to restore computer resources. If so, try running the program that you 
want to use first. 
THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE DESTINATION 
DRIVE — The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try 
copying the file to a blank disk or use a larger-capacity disk.
A REQUIRED .DLL FILE WAS NOT FOUND — The program that you are 
trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the 
program:
Windows XP
1 Click the Start button.
2 Click Control Panel.
3 Click Add or Remove Programs.
4 Select the program you want to remove.
5 Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
6 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Me and Windows 2000
1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3 Select the program that you want to remove.
4 Click Add/Remove (click Change/Remove in Windows 2000) and follow the 
prompts on the screen.
5 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
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