Common error messages under DOS command line _dos/bat

Everyone in the process of using DOS, often in the command line to encounter some error message prompts, because often in English, resulting in some people do not know what is going on, but also do not know how to solve the. Next, I'll introduce you to the common DOS command-line error messages.

English Bad command or file name
Wrong command or file name

Error reason and resolution:

This is probably the most common error message, which means that the command you entered is not valid. This error message occurs when the input command is neither a DOS internal command, and the system cannot find the corresponding executable file in the lookup path or the specified path. You can check if the command you entered is correct, such as if you typed the wrong letter.

English Access Denied
[Translate] Deny access

Error reason and resolution:

This is also a common error that occurs in many situations, such as deleting a file with a read-only property with the Del command, or having multiple processes simultaneously accessing the same file in a multitasking environment, and attempting to write to a file in a network folder with read-only access. The solution is also very simple, just remove the file read-only, implied attributes, or to ensure that at the same time only one process to read and write files, and remove the network folder read-only permissions.

English Drive not ready
[Translate] Drive not ready

Error reason and resolution:

I believe that everyone has encountered this error message! This is especially true when accessing removable disks, including floppy disk and CD-ROM. The workaround is to plug the disk in and try again.

English Write Protect Error
Write Protection Error

Error reason and resolution:

This error occurs when an attempt is made to write information to a protected disk (usually a floppy disk). Remove write protection from the disk.

English General error
[Translation] General error

Error reason and resolution:

This error usually occurs when DOS does not recognize the format of the specified disk, such as the floppy disk is not formatted. Format the disk with commands such as format or convert it to a DOS-recognizable format.

English Abort,retry,ignore,fail?
Abort, retry, ignore, fail?

Error reason and resolution:

This error message occurs very frequently, such as when the disk is not ready. Enter a to cancel the operation, and then return to the DOS prompt, enter r means try again, enter I to ignore this error and continue, preferably do not use, enter F means skip this error, often select this.

English File not found
[translation] File not found

Error reason and resolution:

This prompt appears if you cannot find the specified file when you use many commands. For example, when you use the dir command, the error message appears if the specified file does not exist. The workaround is to enter the file name correctly.

English Incorrect DOS version
Wrong DOS version

Error reason and resolution:

This error message occurs when the command to execute discovers that the current DOS version is different from the DOS version expected by this command. Details and solutions Please see this site's "DOS article" column of the article.

English Invalid Directory
Illegal directory

Error reason and resolution:

This prompt appears if you have entered a directory that does not exist or is not valid. Check to see if the input is incorrect.

English Invalid Drive Specification
The specified drive is illegal

Error reason and resolution:

This prompt appears when the drive that you entered does not exist. Check to see if the drive exists. Some drives (such as NTFS volumes, optical drives, network drives, and so on) need to load the appropriate driver to be recognized.

English Syntax Error
[Translation] Syntax error

Error reason and resolution:

This command is more common when using some batch commands, such as if,for, to check whether invalid syntax has been entered. In the case of the for command, its syntax is for%F in (file name) do command, you cannot mistake this syntax format (such as a lost or missing), you must enter the correct command to get the results.

English Required parameter missing
[translation] lack of necessary parameters

Error reason and resolution:

This prompt occurs if the command (such as Del) misses a parameter that it needs to function properly.

English Invalid parameter
Illegal parameter (s)

Error reason and resolution:

An invalid parameter was entered when the command was executed. You can check that the input parameters are correct, that there are no spelling errors, and so on. If you do not know what parameters, you can usually use this command's/? option to view the list of parameters.

English Not enough memory or insufficient memory
[Translation] Not enough memory

Error reason and resolution:

This information appears if the program discovers that the required memory is greater than the memory that is available (usually refers to regular memory) when the program is executed. Low memory conditions such as too much memory-resident program execution, or system memory is not well configured. You can see this column in the "DOS memory configuration."

English Divide overflow or Divide by zero
[Translate] divisor is zero

Error reason and resolution:

This error can occur if the system is unstable, conflicts with other programs, or if the program itself is problematic. You can restart the system before running this program.

English Runtime Error XXX
Run time error XXX

Error reason and resolution:

This is similar to the "divisor zero" error above. If the value of XXX is 200, you can see the "DOS article" column.

English Error in EXE file
[Translate] EXE file has errors

Error reason and resolution:

Usually this executable file is corrupted and cannot be reused. You can use a good one.

These are common DOS command line error messages that you can use to troubleshoot.