Q109489: UNDELETE Err Msg: Cannot Load with Neither Option Selected

Article: Q109489
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: 26-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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Microsoft Undelete for MS-DOS (UNDELETE.EXE) generates the following error
message when the command UNDELETE /LOAD is run:

  Cannot load with neither option selected

CAUSE
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This error is the result of an improper combination of settings found in the
[defaults] section of the UNDELETE.INI file. This error occurs if the [defaults]
section of the UNDELETE.INI file appears as follows:

  [defaults]
  d.sentry=FALSE
  d.tracker=FALSE

The UNDELETE /LOAD command relies on this section to load whichever option is set
to TRUE. If both values are FALSE, UNDELETE does not load.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- Use the command UNDELETE /T to specifically load Delete Tracker, or use
  UNDELETE /S to specifically load Delete Sentry.

-or-

- Edit the UNDELETE.INI file to set the chosen method of delete protection to
  TRUE. For example, to make the command UNDELETE /LOAD load Delete Sentry by
  default, set the [defaults] section of the UNDELETE.INI file as follows:

  [defaults]
  d.sentry=TRUE
  d.tracker=FALSE

For more information about the UNDELETE.INI file, type "help undelete" (without
the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt, press ENTER, and refer to the
Notes section.


Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 MS-DOS-based

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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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