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Aptiva-PS/1 - COMMAND.COM is corrupt or missing when using DoubleSpace (or DriveSpace)

Applicable to: United States

If you are using DoubleSpace (or DriveSpace) and COMMAND.COM cannot be found, the system is not bootable.

Workaround:

1. Start the system from MS-DOS 6.x Setup disk number 1.

2. Exit from Setup (press F3 twice). The DoubleSpace (or DriveSpace) drive should now be available.

3. Copy DBLSPACE.BIN to the root directory of drive C, as follows:

COPY DBLSPACE.BIN C:\

4. Remove the Setup disk from drive A and restart the computer.

MS-DOS Setup disk number 1 contains DBLSPACE.BIN. When MS-DOS is started from drive A and that disk contains
DBLSPACE.BIN, the DoubleSpace drives become accessible just as if you started the system from drive C.

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Hint Category

DOS/Windows 3.x, Utility Software, Error Messages

Date Created

23-04-96

Last Updated

25-01-99

Revision Date

10-12-99

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva, PS/1

Machine Type

2011, 2121, 2123, 2133, 2155, 2168, 2144

Model

C01; C34; M01; NEA; T35; U35; A62; A82; A94; B82; C42; C92; G42; M82; S92; 081; 087; 131; 137; K37; N31; N81; 11E; 13T; 14C; 16E; 17A; 18A; 18T; 19C; 21C; 23C; 28A; 46M; 51D; D50; G11; G13; G43; G46; G49; G50; G53; M40; M46; P11; P13; P43; P50; P53; R04; R05; R06; R09; R38; R42; R43; R44; R84; R86; R87; RO3; S11; S13; S43; S45; S47; S48; S50; S53; W11; W13; W42; W43; W45; W50; W53; 20E; 22T; 24C; 24M; 28V; 39E; 41T; 43C; 45V; 48E; 50T; 52C; 55V; 72E; 74T; 76C; 78C; 79C; 81A; 82E; 84T; 86C; 87C; CC1; D53; G14; G44; G52; G54; G72; G76; G78; G82; NM1; P14; P44; P57; P71; P74; P76; P78; P84; R14; R15; R16; R17; R18; R51; R52; R57; R58; R62; R63; R67; R71; R89; R93; R96; R97; S14; S44; S54; S70; S75; S76; S78; S80; W14; W44; W48; W54; W67; W76; W77; W78; Z33; 31E; 33T; 37C; 38C; 51E; 54T; 56C; 57C; 88V; BB1; G57; G87; OR1; OR3; OR4; OR5; P89; R28; R29; R31; R74; R78; R82; R98; S55; S85; SR1; US1; W52; W82; 1R2; 66P; 67P; 86P; OR8; 1R1; 1R3; 1R5; 22P; 24P; 25P; 27P; 29P; 63P; 82P; 83P; OR6; OR7; OR9; 1R0; 26P; 62P; 2R0; P30; 2R3; S15

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