>>I have a client that keeps getting the error "Error Reading File". My client tells me that this seems to happen when he is away from the computer for awhile and then he chooses a form from the menu. He thinks maybe his HD had powered down.
>>Any ideas?
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>>Thanks,
>>Paul Acton
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>The only time I have ever seen this problem was with network connectivity problems. But I suppose a powered down HD could cause that too. Normally, the OS handles powering the HD back up when an application requests data from it...

In "power saving" mode a lot of PCs shut off power to the network card. When the network server pings the WS to see if it's still alive, it doesn't get a response, so it kills the connection.

This may also happen with some notebook PCs when they go into suspend or sleep mode.

I have yet to see a desktop PC with what I would consider a solid implementation of power saving. If I ever service one with it enabled, I disable it. The pennies saved are not worth the intermittent aggravation.