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Q85638: WRK Flowchart Incorrectly States SMARTDrive Cache

Article: Q85638
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Page 17, chart 1.8, of the "Microsoft Windows Resource Kit" (WRK) guide for
Windows 3.1 states the following in the fifth flowchart step:

  Note: The SMARTDrive command line can be edited to allow caching of "stacked"
  volumes by adding a +<drive> (where <drive> is a "stacked"
  volume). If caching...

The +<drive> parameter is incorrect. The correct command line syntax to
turn on the SMARTDrive disk cache is as follows:

  C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE <drive>+

MORE INFORMATION
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SMARTDrive will automatically detect the existence of Stacker and cache the
underlying Stacker drive. SMARTDrive should not be used to cache a Stacker
volume. Typing SMARTDRV /? at the MS-DOS prompt lists the command line
parameters for SMARTDrive with their meaning.

Additional query words: 3.10 wrk docerr smartdrv smartdrive

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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