Q90554: DoubleSpace Drives Not Viewable under Windows NT

Article: Q90554
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; winnt:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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.

SYMPTOMS
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When using MS-DOS DoubleSpace with Windows NT configured for Dual Boot, you
cannot see your compressed files or run your MS-DOS-based programs when running
MS-DOS Prompt under Windows NT.

CAUSE
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To accomplish disk compression, DoubleSpace uses a device driver (loaded at
system startup) to intercept disk reads and writes from the command line and
MS-DOS-based applications. When you run MS-DOS Prompt under Windows NT, the
DoubleSpace device driver is not loaded.

Additional query words: 6.0 6.20 dblspace double space

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22; winnt:3.1

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