Q96756: MS-DOS Fails to Detect Floppy Disk Change

Article: Q96756
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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MS-DOS does not recognize when a floppy disk has been changed in your floppy
disk drive.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the disk does not have a volume identification (ID).
The following disks may have this problem:

- Disks formatted with MS-DOS version 3.x

- Disks formatted with Symantec Norton Safe Format (SF)

- Pre-formatted disks

If the disk does not have a volume ID, the MS-DOS media-change logic cannot
detect the disk change.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 change line support same file no list changes

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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