Article: Q113543
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.21, 6.22
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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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After you install MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade on your MS-DOS 6.0 system, you receive the
following error message when you start your computer:
Wrong DBLSPACE.BIN version
In addition, DBLSPACE.SYS may display the following message:
You cannot access any DoubleSpace drives because DBLSPACE.BIN is not loaded.
(DBLSPACE.BIN is the portion of MS-DOS that provides access to
DoubleSpace-compressed drives.)
If you have compressed any drives using DoubleSpace, you cannot access the data
on those drives.
CAUSE
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This problem occurs when MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade Setup is unable to patch your
DBLSPACE.BIN, DBLSPACE.EXE, and DBLSPACE.SYS files.
The Upgrade Setup program can patch your DBLSPACE.* files only if you are running
MS-DOS 6.0 at the time you run Setup. If you boot from the MS-DOS 6.21 disk
before running Setup, the DBLSPACE.* files cannot be patched.
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, boot your system from your Uninstall disk and restore
your system to MS-DOS version 6.0. Then boot your computer from the hard disk
drive using MS-DOS 6.0 and rerun MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade Setup.
If you do not have your Uninstall disk, boot from your MS-DOS 6.0 Disk 1, press
F3 to exit the Setup program, and then rerun MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade Setup.
If you do not have your Uninstall disk and your MS-DOS 6.0 Disk 1 does not fit in
drive A, insert your MS-DOS 6.0 Disk 1 in drive B and run B:\SETUP /F. Follow
the instructions on the screen to create an MS-DOS 6.0 startup floppy disk in
drive A. After completing the SETUP /F, boot from the Startup disk and rerun
MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade Setup.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.20 err msg
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622
Version : MS-DOS:6.21,6.22
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