Article: Q99449
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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If you try to format a mounted STAC Electronics Stacker floppy disk using the
MS-DOS FORMAT command, one of the following error messages may appear:
- Error reading partition table. Format terminated.
-or-
- Extended error 21. Format terminated.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem and format the disk, unmount the Stacker floppy disk
with the following steps:
1. Unmount the Stacker floppy disk by typing "exit" (without the quotation
marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt.
NOTE: EXIT is a Stacker command that removes the Stacker terminate-
and-stay-resident (TSR) program responsible for automatically mounting floppy
disks.
2. Type "format <x>:" (without the quotation marks) where <x> is the
floppy disk drive.
Stacker, is manufactured by STAC Electronics, a vendor independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance
or reliability.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 3rdparty third-party third party
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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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