Norton Desktop for Windows (EP.EXE) ----------------------------------- If the data-recovery program Erase Protect (EP.EXE) is loaded from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you need to disable it when setting up Windows 3.1, especially if you are upgrading over a previous version of Windows. Erase Protect tries to save copies of all deleted files, which can cause you to run out of disk space while running Setup. It is recommended that you run Erase Protect with a permanent swap file, not a temporary swap file. If you are using a temporary swap file, you need to exclude files with a .TMP or .SWP extension from erase protection. .