Article: Q101436
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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After you delete all your DoubleSpace-compressed drives using the MS-DOS 6.0
DoubleSpace maintenance program, the system may stop responding (hang) when the
"Starting MS-DOS..." prompt appears during startup. Pressing the F5 or F8
function key at the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt may cause the system to appear
to operate properly. The system may ask for user input and then hang with a
blinking cursor. After hanging, the system cannot accept keyboard input;
therefore, a reset is required to restart (reboot) the computer.
CAUSE
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This problem occurs if drive C has been set as the last drive reserved for
DoubleSpace's use (LastDrive=C) in the DBLSPACE.INI file. The MS-DOS 6.0
DoubleSpace maintenance program does not delete the DBLSPACE.INI file when the
last DoubleSpace drive is deleted.
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, delete the DBLSPACE.INI file and reboot the computer.
To do so:
1. Boot your computer from an MS-DOS 6.0 bootable floppy disk. Make sure that
the floppy disk does not contain the DBLSPACE.BIN file.
2. Remove the attributes from the DBLSPACE.INI file as follows:
c:\dos\attrib -s -h -r c:\dblspace.ini
3. Delete the DBLSPACE.INI file and remove the floppy disk from drive A.
4. Reboot the computer.
The system should now boot from the hard disk.
Additional query words: 6.00 double space
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0
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