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- Dos 6 bug report part 2
- Bogie #1 @3081
- Thu May 20 15:40:28 1993
- 0R: net33: @1021 (via @1) [20:42 05/18/93]
- 0R: net33: @1 (via @4) [07:35 05/18/93]
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95349
- TITLE :Cannot Open More Than One File at a Time with EXPAND
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- MS-DOS Help contains a phrase that may be unclear. The help file
- states that the filename parameter:
-
- Specifies the location and name of a compressed file or files
-
- The EXPAND command does not support wildcards (such as * and ?) and
- cannot expand more than one file at a time.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94386
- TITLE :Insufficient Memory Error Message with DBLSPACE /RATIO
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you run DBLSPACE /RATIO before the NET command is used in the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you may receive an insufficient memory error message.
-
- This problem occurs when the network has not released the memory used
- during loading because network binding has not yet occurred.
-
- More Information:
-
- It is not necessary to run DBLSPACE /RATIO from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file since
- DoubleSpace reliably reports the amount of free disk space. However, if you
- want to run DBLSPACE /RATIO from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, run the NET START
- command before you run DBLSPACE /RATIO as in the following example:
-
- c:\windows\net start
- c:\dos\dblspace /ratio
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 wfw wfwg
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q96083
- TITLE :DoubleSpace Err Msg: Drive is Too Fragmented to Resize
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you try to resize a DoubleSpace drive and the MS-DOS 5.0 MIRROR
- program is installed, you may receive the following error message
-
- Drive C is too fragmented to resize. Before resizing drive
- C, defragment it by typing DEFRAG.EXE /H /Q x: at the MS-DOS
- command prompt
-
- where x is the drive letter of the compressed drive.
-
- Running DEFRAG /H /Q C: does not solve the problem; you still cannot
- resize the DoubleSpace drive.
-
- This problem occurs because MIRROR is creating a file called
- MIRORSAV.FIL at the end of the drive. In most cases, DoubleSpace
- cannot resize a drive if there is an unmovable file near the end of
- the drive. Since the file has Read-only, Hidden, and System file
- attributes set, it cannot be moved when you run Defragmenter
- (DEFRAG.EXE).
-
- If you do not use MIRROR, it is possible that another program has
- placed a file with its System attribute set near the end of the drive.
-
- More Information:
-
- You can use the ATTRIB command to removed the file attributes on the
- MIRROR file. For example, if the file is on drive C, issue the
- following command from the MS-DOS command prompt:
-
- attrib -s c:\mirorsav.fil
-
- After running Defragmenter with the parameters suggested in the error
- message, you should be able to resize the DoubleSpace drive.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 dblspace doublespace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94387
- TITLE :Setup Creates OLD_DOS.x Directory with /G & /H Switches
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Although you don't have the option to uninstall if you install Microsoft MS-
- DOS 6 Upgrade using the /G and /H switches together, Setup still creates an
- OLD_DOS.x directory. Because you cannot uninstall, it is safe to delete the
- OLD_DOS.x directory using DELOLDOS.EXE.
-
- More Information:
-
- Setup /G disables the Uninstall feature of MS-DOS. Setup /H installs MS-DOS
- with very few prompts for user input and cannot be used without the /G
- switch.
-
- Setup uses the OLD_DOS.x directory to create temporary CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT files when it modifies them. Setup does not copy any other MS-
- DOS files to this directory when you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade using the /G
- and /H switches together.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94388
- TITLE :Modifying MS-DOS Help Command Reference
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The Microsoft MS-DOS 6 Help Command Reference can be customized to add site-
- specific information and annotations with the HELPMAKE.EXE program supplied
- with Microsoft C Compiler. Corporate sites, network administrators, and
- computer consultants can modify the MS-DOS 6 Help Command Reference by
- using HELPMAKE.EXE to decode and recompile the help file (HELP.HLP).
-
- For more information on modifying help files, refer to the Microsoft C
- Compiler documentation. To order Microsoft C, call Microsoft Consumer Sales
- (800) 426-9400.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94411
- TITLE :MemMaker Doesn't Optimize Batch Files in AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If a third-party memory manager has optimized memory by using specific
- loading programs or parameters within batch files, the following error
- message is displayed after you run MemMaker:
-
- Bad Command or Filename
-
- Note: You may also receive error messages from the third-party expanded
- memory manager (EMM) if commands such as LOADHI (from QEMM) are called.
-
- More Information:
-
- Some third-party memory managers optimize one or more levels deep in batch
- files called from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, trying to load programs in upper
- memory. MemMaker does not analyze software called from batch files within
- the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, but instead treats the whole batch file as one
- entity and attempts to load it in upper memory.
-
- If you receive error messages because commands specific to third-party EMMs
- are still in your batch files, edit the files and remove the third-party
- specific information.
-
- For example, if you have the following QEMM command in a batch file called
- from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you receive the following error message after
- you run MemMaker:
-
- LOADHI /R:2 doskey /insert
-
- To work around this problem, remove the QEMM-specific information. For
- example:
-
- doskey /insert
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
-
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95436
- TITLE :Why Should I Upgrade to MS-DOS 6?
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The MS-DOS 6 Upgrade includes the following new or enhanced features:
-
- - Microsoft DoubleSpace
- - Microsoft MemMaker
- - Microsoft Backup
- - Microsoft Anti-Virus
- - Microsoft Undelete
- - MultiConfig
- - Interactive Start
- - Microsoft Defragmenter
- - MS-DOS Help
- - Enhanced SMARTDrive
- - Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD)
- - Interlnk
- - Enhanced Commands
-
- This article briefly describes these enhancements and their benefits to
- the user.
-
- More Information:
-
- Microsoft DoubleSpace
- ---------------------
-
- Microsoft DoubleSpace increases your available disk space by
- integrating compression into the operating system. You can use
- DoubleSpace to increase available space on both hard disks and floppy
- disks.
-
- Microsoft MemMaker
- ------------------
-
- Microsoft MemMaker is a memory-optimization program that makes it easy
- to free conventional memory by moving device drivers and memory-resident
- programs from conventional memory into the upper memory area (UMA). If
- your computer has an 80386 or higher processor, you can use MemMaker to
- increase available conventional memory so that programs run faster and
- more efficiently.
-
- Microsoft Backup
- ----------------
-
- Microsoft Backup is a utility for backing up your hard disk drive.
- MS-DOS 6 includes both Backup for MS-DOS, a program you can start from
- the MS-DOS command prompt, and Backup for Windows, a program you can
- use with Microsoft Windows.
-
- Microsoft Anti-Virus
- --------------------
-
- Microsoft Anti-Virus can identify and remove more than 1000 different
- computer viruses. MS-DOS 6 includes both Anti-Virus for MS-DOS, a
- program you can start from the MS-DOS command prompt, and Anti-Virus
- for Windows, a program you can use with Windows.
-
- Microsoft Undelete
- ------------------
-
- Microsoft Undelete enables you to choose one of three levels of
- protection in case you accidentally delete a file. MS-DOS 6 includes
- Undelete for MS-DOS, a program you can run from the MS-DOS command
- prompt, and Undelete for Windows, a program you can use with Windows.
- For more information about Undelete, see the chapter "Managing Your
- System" in the MS-DOS 6 user's guide.
-
- MultiConfig
- -----------
-
- MultiConfig allows you to define more than one configuration in your
- CONFIG.SYS file. If your CONFIG.SYS file defines multiple
- configurations, MS-DOS displays a menu that enables you to choose the
- configuration you want to use each time you start your computer.
-
- Interactive Start
- -----------------
-
- Interactive Start gives you the ability to bypass startup commands
- when you turn on your computer. This feature allows you to choose
- which CONFIG.SYS commands MS-DOS should carry out and whether MS-DOS
- should run your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. By controlling the commands your
- computer uses to start up, you can pinpoint problems more quickly and
- easily.
-
- Microsoft Defragmenter
- ----------------------
-
- Microsoft Defragmenter reorganizes files on your hard disk to minimize
- the time it takes your computer to access them.
-
- MS-DOS Help
- -----------
-
- MS-DOS Help is a complete online reference to MS-DOS commands. The
- reference includes information about how to type commands and their
- parameters and switches, notes about commands, and examples of how to
- use commands.
-
- Enhanced SMARTDrive
- -------------------
-
- The SMARTDrive program included with MS-DOS 6 speeds up your computer
- by using a disk cache, which stores information to be written to your
- hard disk and writes it to the disk later, when system resources are
- in less demand.
-
- Microsoft Diagnostics
- ---------------------
-
- Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) gathers and displays technical information
- about your computer.
-
- Interlnk
- --------
-
- Interlnk enables you to easily transfer files between computers. With
- Interlnk and a cable, you can access information on another computer
- without having to use floppy disks to copy files to that computer.
-
- Enhanced Commands
- -----------------
-
- The following commands have been added or enhanced for MS-DOS 6:
-
- - The MOVE command moves one or more files from one directory or drive
- to another. You can also use the Move command to rename directories.
-
- - The CHOICE command allows you to prompt a user for input when
- running a batch program. The CHOICE command allows you to display a
- specified prompt, pause for user input, and return an error-level
- parameter to the batch program.
-
- - The DELTREE command deletes a directory and all of its files and
- subdirectories.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 feature summary dblspace multi-config
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95494
- TITLE :DoubleSpace Err Msg: 'Not Enough Conventional Memory...'
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you start your computer using the interactive startup option in
- order to free enough memory to run the DoubleSpace Stacker conversion
- option, you may receive the following error message after DoubleSpace
- restarts your computer:
-
- Not enough conventional memory
-
- More Information:
-
- When you start your computer and press the F8, F5, or SHIFT key to
- free enough conventional memory to run the DoubleSpace Stacker
- converter, you must also use the interactive startup option when
- DoubleSpace restarts your computer. If you do not use this option, you
- will not have enough memory to complete the conversion.
-
- If you use the F5 key to bypass the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files,
- the only directory in the PATH environment variable is C:\DOS;
- therefore, DoubleSpace cannot start Stacker.
-
- Workaround
- ----------
-
- To work around this situation, either use the F8 key to bypass some of
- your device drives before and during the Stacker conversion process,
- or remark out (REM) some of the device drivers and
- terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs in your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 reboot boot dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94412
- TITLE :AUTOEXEC File Is Not Processed Running 3rd-Party Shell
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Some third-party command shells (such as NDOS) do not require the /P
- switch (which specifies the command shell is permanent). As a result, if
- you use a third-party shell without the /P switch, and set environment
- variables from your CONFIG.SYS file or use MS-DOS 6 startup menus, your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file is not processed when you start your computer.
-
- More Information:
-
- Third-party command shells that do not require the /P switch check to see
- if an environment has been created. If it has, they do not call the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you use the MS-DOS 6 startup menu feature or you set
- environment variables (such as PATH or PROMPT) in your CONFIG.SYS file, an
- environment is created and the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is not processed.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 NDOS 4DOS norton symantic
-
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95495
- TITLE :DblSpace Err: DoubleSpace Cannot Find STACKER.COM...
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you run DoubleSpace and choose to convert a Stacker volume to a
- DoubleSpace volume, and the Stacker directory is not in the PATH, you
- receive the following error message:
-
- DoubleSpace cannot find STACKER.COM in the path. This file is required
- for Stacker conversion. Add the directory with STACKER.COM to the
- path.
-
- More Information:
-
- When you convert a Stacker volume to a DoubleSpace volume, DoubleSpace
- runs the STACKER.COM file to get information on Stacker drive mapping.
- If the Stacker directory is not in the PATH environment variable, you
- receive the above error message.
-
- The Stacker directory can be removed from the PATH environment
- variable after DoubleSpace has been installed.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94413
- TITLE :Setup Checks for 6 Free Entries in the Root Directory
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, and 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The Microsoft MS-DOS installation program (SETUP.EXE) checks the root
- directory of your startup drive (usually C) to determine if there is enough
- room for MS-DOS files in the root directory. Is some cases, Setup may
- incorrectly determine that enough room exists.
-
- More Information:
-
- You cannot have more than 512 entries (files or directories) in the root
- directory of an MS-DOS partition. Setup does not allow you to install MS-
- DOS Upgrade if you have 507 or more entries in the root directory
- (including hidden files). This ensures that MS-DOS Setup can create at
- least six entries.
-
- In some cases, six entries is not enough. When Setup runs out of entries,
- the installation cannot be successfully completed. For example, if you have
- 506 entries in the root directory, you are using PC-DOS, and you install MS-
- DOS 6 Upgrade in a new directory, Setup cannot successfully install all the
- files.
-
- The information below lists all potential files and directories that may be
- placed in the root directory and under what conditions they are installed.
- Any combination of the factors listed below results in an incomplete
- installation.
-
- - WINA20.386 is copied to the root directory if your computer is capable
- of running Microsoft Windows in 386 enhanced mode and you have Windows
- version 3.0 installed.
-
- - If you are using IBM PC-DOS, the files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM are no
- longer used but are not deleted. MSDOS.SYS AND IO.SYS are copied to the
- root directory as two additional files.
-
- - If you choose a new directory when you install MS-DOS, an additional
- root directory entry is used.
-
- - If AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are changed by Setup, the files
- AUTOEXEC.OLD and CONFIG.OLD are created in the root directory.
-
- - Setup creates an OLD_DOS.1 directory.
-
- - If use the /E switch to install both the MS-DOS-based and the Windows-
- based programs that ship with MS-DOS, Setup creates a WINDOWS directory.
- (This does not apply to MS-DOS 5 Upgrade).
-
- Workaround
- ----------
-
- To work around this problem, remove unnecessary files from the root
- directory and rerun Setup.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q96029
- TITLE :SPEEDCACHE PLUS Version 4.3 Not MS-DOS 6.0-Compatible
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Iomega's SPEEDCACHE PLUS version 4.3 is not compatible with Microsoft
- MS-DOS 6.
-
- SPEEDCACHE PLUS is used to decrease the access time on Bernoulli
- drives. Iomega is testing SpeedCache with MS-DOS 6 and will make an
- updated version available soon.
-
- For more information, contact Iomega at (800) 546-5522.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95497
- TITLE :Less Disk Space After Converting a Stacker Drive
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you convert a drive from Stacker to DoubleSpace, DoubleSpace might
- show that you have less compressed disk space than you had with
- Stacker. This apparent disparity occurs because DoubleSpace is
- thoroughly integrated with the MS-DOS operating system and can more
- accurately estimate compressed disk space. In fact, you may actually
- have more compressed disk space than you had before the conversion,
- regardless of what was reported.
-
- In addition, DoubleSpace continually updates its compressed disk space
- estimates. As a result, as you work with a compressed drive,
- DoubleSpace updates its estimates to reflect the actual current state
- of file compression on your drive.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95532
- TITLE :Deleting Unneeded Files After Converting a Stacker Drive
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you want to save disk space after converting a Stacker volume file
- (SVF) to a DoubleSpace compressed volume file (CVF), you can remove
- most of your Stacker files.
-
- More Information:
-
- Since Stacker swaps the drive letters during the processing of the
- CONFIG.SYS file, Stacker requires that the startup files (and files
- called from the CONFIG.SYS file) be located on the uncompressed host
- drive. Because DoubleSpace loads before CONFIG.SYS is processed
- (unlike Stacker), you can delete any file (and directory) that Stacker
- put on the host drive for CONFIG.SYS processing. These commonly
- include files in the DOS and WINDOWS directories on the host drive.
-
- In addition, you can delete AUTOEXEC.* and CONFIG.* on the host drive
- since they only need to reside on the startup drive (C:).
-
- The only files that must remain on the DoubleSpace host drive (of your
- bootable partition) are DBLSPACE.BIN, DBLSPACE.INI, DBLSPACE.00X,
- IO.SYS, MS-DOS.SYS, and your Windows permanent swap file if you have
- one (386SPART.PAR). These files should have the following attributes:
- System, Hidden, and Read-Only.
-
- You can also safely remove the remarked out (REM) Stacker lines from
- the CONFIG.SYS file, remove the Stacker directory from the PATH
- environment variable in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and delete the Stacker
- directory from the hard disk.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94414
- TITLE :OLD_DOS.x Directory Created Even if You Can't Uninstall
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Although you don't have the option to uninstall when you install Microsoft
- MS-DOS 6 Upgrade on a system with a disk-compression program (such as
- Stacker), Setup still creates an OLD_DOS.x directory. Because you cannot
- uninstall, it is safe to delete the OLD_DOS.x directory using DELOLDOS.EXE.
-
- More Information:
-
- Setup uses the OLD_DOS.x directory to create temporary CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT files when it modifies them. Setup does not copy any other MS-
- DOS files to this directory when you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade over a disk-
- compression program.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95745
- TITLE :Err Msg with Iomega: 'MS-DOS 6 Cannot Be Installed...'
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you attempt install the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade on an Iomega Bernoulli
- drive, you may receive the following error message:
-
- MS-DOS 6 can not be installed because of an unrecognized partition.
- Exit or install on floppy disks.
-
- Iomega is currently working on new drivers for their drives that will
- correct this problem.
-
- For more information, contact Iomega at 1-800-546-5522. Microsoft will
- post new information here as it becomes available.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94554
- TITLE :HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE Are Not Verbose by Default
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- In Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.0, HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE do not display
- any initialization information by default. When you start your computer, no
- information is displayed by either device driver as CONFIG.SYS is
- processed. To show data such as A20 handling switches and upper memory area
- (UMA) information, you must add the /VERBOSE (/V) switch to each device
- driver statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /V
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF /V
-
- You can also display startup information by pressing the ALT key while your
- computer is starting. This is useful for a one-time status check of these
- drivers.
-
- Note: If either device driver finds an error during initialization, it
- automatically switches to verbose mode, displaying both the error and its
- normal startup information.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q96030
- TITLE :Err Msg: 'DoubleSpace Cannot Continue...' with Bernoulli
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you set up DoubleSpace on a Bernoulli disk that has been
- formatted with the Iomega Format utility, you may receive the
- following error message:
-
- DoubleSpace can not continue because an unrecognized error has
- occurred.
-
- If you choose the Yes button to continue setting up DoubleSpace, the
- program reboots your computer and restores the original configuration
- files--your data is not lost.
-
- More Information:
-
- The Iomega Format utility is provided with Bernoulli drives. For more
- information on this utility, contact Iomega at (800) 546-5522.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95855
- TITLE :Backup Err Msg: Not Ready Error Accessing Drive x
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- You may receive the following error message when you back up
- to a network drive using Microsoft Backup for Windows
-
- Not ready error accessing drive x
-
- where x is the letter of your network drive.
-
- This error occurs when the network generates a timeout error, due to
- the way MS-DOS creates a file for the backup. Therefore, this error
- occurs more often with a slow server or when you're doing a very large
- backup.
-
- Workaround
- ----------
-
- To work around this problem, either back up smaller portions of your
- hard disk or increase your timeout setting for your network. If you
- are using Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1 or later, or a 100-percent
- LAN Manager-compatible network, add the following statement to the
- [workstation] section of the LANMAN.INI file.
-
- SESSTIMEOUT=180
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 decnet ibm lan server lan manager
- compatible
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q94555
- TITLE :MemMaker: Order of Entries in the CONFIG.SYS File
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- MemMaker always modifies the CONFIG.SYS file so that the entries are in the
- following order:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE <settings>
- buffers=<setting>
- files=<setting>
- dos=umb
- lastdrive=<setting>
- FCBS=<setting>
- [Everything else in the same order it was already in]
-
- The <setting> and <settings> are determined by MemMaker for each you
- specific installation and configuration.
-
- More Information:
-
- MemMaker does not have a feature that allows drivers load before any of
- those listed above. If there is a problem with a specific driver that needs
- to be loaded before the above lines, that driver may not function until you
- manually edit the CONFIG.SYS file and move the driver to where it belongs.
-
- To work around this problem:
-
- 1. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and comment out (REM) the device driver you
- are having problems with.
-
- 2. Run MemMaker.
-
- 3. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and remove "REM" from the device driver.
-
- 4. Return the device driver to its previous location.
-
- Note: If the memory configuration that MemMaker created changes when you
- follow this procedure, you must manually optimize your configuration.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q96061
- TITLE :MS-DOS Err Msg: Could Not Copy COMMAND.COM to Target...
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you use the SYS command (SYS.COM) to transfer the MS-DOS startup
- file to another disk and COMMAND.COM is not in the root directory of
- your startup drive, you receive the following error message:
-
- Could not copy COMMAND.COM onto target disk
-
- More Information:
-
- Even if the COMSPEC environment variable and the SHELL= statement in
- the CONFIG.SYS file point to COMMAND.COM in a different directory,
- SYS.COM still looks for COMMAND.COM in the root directory of the
- startup drive.
-
- Workaround
- ----------
-
- To work around this problem, copy COMMAND.COM to the root directory of
- your startup drive (see your MS-DOS manual for information about
- copying files). Then, set the read-only attribute with the ATTRIB
- command. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt
- and press ENTER:
-
- attrib +r command.com
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 SYS COMMAND COMSPEC SHELL boot err
- msg
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q95533
- TITLE :Largest Possible DoubleSpace Drive Is 512 MB
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The MS-DOS limit for a drive using an 8K cluster size is 512 MB
- (65,536 clusters at 8192 bytes per cluster). Because DoubleSpace
- supports only 8K clusters, a drive compressed with DoubleSpace is
- limited to 512 MB. If your compression ration is 2:1, the physical
- size of the compressed value file (CVF) will be 256 MB.
-
- Accessing data by 8K clusters (as compared with 4K or 2K clusters)
- increases the speed of the disk read times (in most cases). With an 8K
- cluster size, the MS-DOS kernel reads in more sectors than it would
- with a smaller cluster size.
-
- For more information on cluster sizes, query on the following words in
- the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
-
- cluster and logical and ms-dos
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 input/output i/o reads dblspace