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Q71470: Large Partitions Not Recognized by Norton Utilities Ver 1-4.0

Article: Q71470
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:4.x,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 4.0, 4.01, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Norton Utilities, version 4.0 and earlier, does not recognize partitions greater
than 32 megabytes. Symantec Technical Support has confirmed this behavior.

This is not a problem with MS-DOS. The method of creating partitions changed from
MS-DOS version 3.3 to MS-DOS 4.0. Customers with this problem must call Symantec
and request an upgrade.

The Norton Untilities product included here is manufactured by Symantec, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS401
Version           : MS-DOS:4.x,5.0

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