“Delayed Write Failed” Error in Windows XP
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |After installing SP2 on Windows XP, you receive an error:
Delayed Write Failed
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file drive_letter:
The full error message is:
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file drive_letter:\file_path\file_name. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere.To restore normal behavior:
1. Open a CMD.exe window.
2. Type the following command and press Enter: REG ADD “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\3ware Storage Controller” /V CacheControl /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F
3. When you receive the The operation completed successfully message, shutdown and restart Windows XP.

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