Article: Q103529
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2,6.22
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Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.2, 6.22
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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 format a floppy disk, DoubleSpace may fail to give you the following
error message:
You must use "DBLSPACE /FORMAT <drive>:" to format that drive
As a result, you have a freshly formatted non-DoubleSpace-compressed disk.
CAUSE
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This problem occurs if you access an uncompressed floppy disk (for example, DIR
A:), remove the uncompressed floppy, insert a compressed floppy, and attempt to
format it. In this situation, the DoubleSpace Automount code is never called,
and the DoubleSpace-compressed floppy disk is not mounted.
NOTE: This problem may also occur if the Automount feature has been disabled.
RESOLUTION
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If you have already formatted a DoubleSpace-compressed floppy disk, recompress
the disk with the DBLSPACE /COMPRESS command.
To prevent this problem, access the DoubleSpace-compressed floppy disks before
formatting them. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt,
pressing ENTER after each line:
" a:
format a:" (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words: 6.20 auto mount auto-mount dblspace double space
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620
Version : MS-DOS:6.2,6.22
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