Article: Q107126
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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Last Modified: 22-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.
STAC Electronics Stacker 3.1 modifies the DBLSPACE.BIN file to allow access to
Stacker-compressed volumes; however, Stacker does not change the DBLSPACE.BIN
filename.
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The command SYS.COM, which is supplied with Microsoft MS-DOS 6.x, normally
generates the following four files:
IO.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
COMMAND.COM
DBLSPACE.BIN
If Stacker 3.1 is present and you use SYS.COM to make a bootable floppy disk, the
Stacker 3.1 version of DBLSPACE.BIN is generated and placed on the disk along
with the other system files. If you use this floppy disk, a STAC Electronics
copyright message is displayed during startup. If you boot your MS-DOS 6.0 or
6.2 system with this disk and DoubleSpace is installed, the drive cannot mount
because DBLSPACE.BIN is now controlled by Stacker 3.1.
NOTE: Microsoft can neither guarantee nor support the functionality of the
Stacker DBLSPACE.BIN file.
If Stacker 3.1 is present, the only reliable methods to create an MS-DOS 6.0 or
6.2 startup disk are:
- Run SETUP /F using the MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 Upgrade disks.
-or-
- Copy the DBLSPACE.BIN file found on the MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 Uninstall disk to
the bootable floppy disk.
Stacker 3.1 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: 6.00 6.20 Stac 3.1 Stacker Dblspace.bin
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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