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Error Message on GAIM Startup

Roy Tang
2007-01-01
2013-01-14
  • Roy Tang

    Roy Tang - 2007-01-01

    Hi, I'm running Gaim 1.5 on Windows XP and whenever it starts up, I get an error dialog first:

    "
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    gaim.exe - No Disk
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    There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive \Device\Harddisk3\DR7.
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    Cancel   Try Again   Continue  
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    "

    Gaim can run correctly after I click Cancel or Continue with no problems. Any way I can figure out how to get rid of the error message?

    Thanks!

     
    • Lee Roach

      Lee Roach - 2007-01-01

      Update Gaim (and GTK+), uninstall any removable devices that use ejectable media, or simply load media into said device. I used to get this with a cheap USB SmartMedia card reader, but updates to Glib since Gaim 1.5 have fixed this.

       
    • Haibara

      Haibara - 2007-01-02

      For further clarification, here's the part about it in the Windows Gaim FAQ on the Windows page (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/win32/index.php):

      Why do I get a "No disk in drive" (or similar) message? - **This has been fixed in the GTK+ 2.10.6 installer.** There is a bug in one of the components of the GTK+ runtime (gettext). As a result, this component attempts to locate a configuration file on the I: drive. If you have an I: drive and it is a removable media drive such as a ZIP drive, CD/DVD-ROM drive, or flash card reader, you will see the an error message stating that there is no disk in the drive or asking you to insert a disk into the drive. If you can change your drive letters so that you have no I: (possible on Windows 2000 or XP), unplug the device if it is a USB device, or insert a disk or card into the drive before starting Gaim, this should silence the message. We hope to have a fixed GTK+ runtime soon. This error message can safely be ignored without any ill effects.

       
      • Haibara

        Haibara - 2007-01-02

        (edit) I think that if you want to use GTK 2.10.6, though, you'll need to be running the latest Gaim 2.0 betas. It's probably a better idea to use 2.0b5 over 1.5.0 anyway, however.