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ARTICLE-ID:Q94336
TITLE :How DoubleSpace Assigns the Host Drive Letter
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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Summary:
When you install Microsoft DoubleSpace, the installation program
normally leaves four unassigned drive letters between the last drive
and the host drive. For example, if you have two drives (C and D), a
RAM drive (E) and a network connection (F), DoubleSpace skips G, H, I,
and J, and uses drive K for the host drive.
If DoubleSpace detects Novell NetWare in memory, the host drive is
assigned one letter less than the LASTDRIVE= command in the CONFIG.SYS
file. If that drive letter is not available, then the host drive is
assigned the next available drive letter.
If you install DoubleSpace when device drivers that use drive letters
are not loaded (CD-ROM drivers or RAMDrives) or your network software
is not loaded, you may need to change the host drive letter. To do
this:
1. Change to the host drive (for example H).
2. Use the ATTRIB command to change the file attribute on the
DBLSPACE.INI file. For example:
attrib h:\dblspace.ini -s -h -r
3. Edit the DBLSPACE.INI file with a text editor such as MS-DOS
Editor.
4. Change the "LastDrive=" setting to the letter you want to be the
host drive.
5. Change the first parameter in the "ActivateDrive=" line to the same
letter you used in step 4.
Warning: Do not change the second parameter (represented by "xx") in
the following example:
Before change: ActiveDrive=H,xx
After change: ActiveDrive=D,xx
Warning: If you use the incorrect drive letters when you edit the
ActivateDrive= line in the DBLSPACE.INI file, the system may stop
responding (hang) when you restart it.
6. Save your changes and exit the text editor.
7. Reset the System, Hidden, and Read-Only attributes on the
DBLSPACE.INI file. For example:
attrib h:\dblspace.ini +s +h +r
8. Restart your computer (press CTRL+ALT+DEL).
Additional reference words: 6.00 dblspace