Q96167: DoubleSpace Identifies Windows 3.1 in Standard Mode as Shell

Article: Q96167
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-NOV-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 versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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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.

When you attempt to run DoubleSpace or any of the DoubleSpace command line
functions from the MS-DOS Prompt with Windows 3.1 in standard mode, you receive
the following error message:

  You are running the MS-DOS Shell. To run DoubleSpace, you must first quit the
  MS-DOS Shell.

CAUSE
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This error occurs because the code used to detect MS-DOS Shell is the same as
the code to detect Windows in standard mode, and the detection for Shell
precedes the detection for Windows.

Additional query words: 6.00 DoubleSpace dblspace 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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