Q93652: WFWG Err Msg with DblSpace: PRO0003E: PROTOCOL.INI File Open

Article: Q93652
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1
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Last Modified: 03-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 
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This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft
DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands
and filenames.

SYMPTOMS
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If Windows for Workgroups is installed on a DoubleSpace-compressed drive, you
may receive one of the following error messages or the system may stop
responding ("hang") when the network drivers are loading:

- PRO0003E: PROTOCOL.INI file open failure

- Unable to open Protocol Manager

- Error 3653: The protocol manager could not be found

CAUSE
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These errors occurs because Windows for Workgroups cannot find the path to the
PROTOCOL.INI file in memory.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, make sure that the DEVICEHIGH command for
DoubleSpace is located before the DEVICE command for PROTMAN.DOS in the
CONFIG.SYS file. For example:

     devicehigh=c:\dos\dblspace.sys /move
     device=c:\windows\protman.dos /i:c:\windows

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 3.10 wfw wfwg dblspace

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1

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