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Title:Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:EEMELI::BACKSTROM
Created:Sun Nov 13 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2958
Total number of notes:19968

2768.0. "Plus! System Agent and ScanDisk report error 255, but disks are ok." by FIEVEL::FILGATE (Bruce Filgate SHR3-2/W4 237-6452) Wed Jan 29 1997 10:43

 Several of my machines have developed a problem of late.  All of
 these machines have Plus! installed and run scandisk from within 
 the System Agent according to its schedule.  These runs eventually
 fail, reporting as a last result in the SystemAgent window "Check 
 was stopped because of an error".  Opening the SystemAgent Advanced 
 pulldown to View Log shows as a Result on the offending runs "Check 
 was stopped because of an error(255)".

 All of the machines will run an interactive scandisk w/o errors,
 before and after, the SystemAgent's runs that reported an error.

 It may be a SystemAgent error perhaps?  I am unable to locate this class
 of error, or the `255' anywhere in the documentation.

 Any ideas?

 thanks,
 Bruce
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2768.1Try thisDYPSS1::s_coghill.dyo.dec.com::CoghillSSteve Coghill, NSIS Solution ArchitectWed Jan 29 1997 12:264
I had this problem also.  Running SCANDISK from W95 showed no 
problems.  For grins, I decided to shut windows down to DOS mode 
and run SCANDISK this way.  Guess what?  It found lots of errors 
and fixed them.  System Agent runs worked from then on.
2768.2There is a Plusud1.exe for SAGENWD002::SKRABUT_LALarry SkrabutWed Jan 29 1997 13:1177
    	Not directly related but there is an update for SAGE (System Agent)
    from Microsoft.
    
    http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q140/4/79.htm
     
    Knowledge Base
    
                            Updated Sage.dll File Corrects Floating-Point
    Math Errors
    
                            Article ID: Q140479 
                            Creation Date: 30-NOV-1995
                            Revision Date: 12-AUG-1996 
    
                            The information in this article applies to: 
                                 Microsoft Windows 95 
                                 Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
    
                            SYMPTOMS 
    
                            When a program performs a floating-point
    calculation, the result may be incorrect. 
    
                            CAUSE 
    
                            This problem can occur if System Agent
    (Sage.exe) is running. 
    
                            This problem is known to affect the following
    programs: 
                                 Borland Paradox for Windows versions 5.0
    and 5.0a 
    
                                 When you use the Paradox ObjectPAL
    Number() function to convert a string to a floating-point number, the
    value
                                 returned to the function is slightly
    different than the string value. For example, if you pass the string
    "6.136" to the
                                 function, the value 6.136000000000000011
    is returned. Note that this problem does not occur if System Agent is
    not
                                 running. 
    
                            RESOLUTION 
    
                            Microsoft has released a new version of the
    Sage.dll file that corrects this problem. The new Sage.dll file is
    version 4.40.311
                            and is dated 10/24/95 with a size of 69,120
    bytes. 
    
                            To install the new Sage.dll file, follow these
    steps: 
                               1.Download the Plusupd1.exe file from one of
    the online services listed below. 
                               2.In Windows Explorer or My Computer,
    double-click the Plusupd1.exe file. 
                               3.Follow the instructions on the screen. 
    
                            MORE INFORMATION 
    
                            Instructions for Downloading 
    
                            You can find PLUSUPD1.EXE, a self-extracting
    file, on the following services: 
                                 Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the
    Internet 
    
                                            On the www.microsoft.com home
    page, click the Support icon.
                                            Click Knowledge Base, and
    select the product.
                                            Enter kbfile PLUSUPD1.EXE, and
    click GO!
                                            Open the article, and click the
    button to download the file.