Article: Q99649
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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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, 6.22
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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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Your Amstrad ANB 386 PC notebook computer may appear to stop responding (hang)
at the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt, but pressing a key allows the machine to
continue booting.
WORKAROUND
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You can work around this problem by using MS-DOS Editor (EDIT.COM) to add
SWITCHES =/F to your CONFIG.SYS file.
If you are using MS-DOS 6.2 and DoubleSpace, you also need to add SWITCHES = /F
to your DBLSPACE.INI file. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command
prompt and then press ENTER:
" DBLSPACE /SWITCHES=F" (without the quotation marks)
MORE INFORMATION
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SWITCHES=/F disables the two-second delay after the "Starting MS-DOS..." message
appears during startup.
Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 machine
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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