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Q80479: Corrupt Permanent Swap File Error and DR DOS 6.0 SSTOR.EXE

Article: Q80479
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 25-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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Windows allows the creation of a permanent swap file on a disk compressed with
the Digital Research (DR) DOS version 6.0 utility, SuperStor (SSTOR.EXE).
SuperStor is a utility included with the DR DOS 6.0 operating system. However,
if you attempt to load Windows in 386 enhanced mode with a swap file on a
SuperStor drive, a corrupt swap file error results.

To prevent this error, re-create the permanent swap file on a drive that is not
compressed with SuperStor.

MORE INFORMATION
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The "DR DOS 6.0 User's Guide" states the following in Appendix E:

  Also, remember that Windows permanent swap files cannot be stored on a
  SuperStor compressed disk. Running the SuperStor utility, SSTOR.EXE, on a
  disk and then creating the Windows permanent swap file on the compressed disk
  may generate the following message on attempting to load Windows in 386
  enhanced mode:

  Corrupt Swap File Warning

  Your swap file is corrupt. See Chapter 13, "Optimizing Windows," in the
  "Microsoft Windows User's Guide" for instructions about re-creating the
  file.

  Press any key to continue

Microsoft Windows may then come up in enhanced mode after you press any key
(without the use of a swap file) or may not load at all on some systems.

For additional information, contact Novell technical support.

The Digital Research products included here are manufactured by Novell, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3rdparty 6.00 super stor win30 KBSetup 3.00a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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