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Q97107: Compressed SCSI Drive Does Not Mount at Startup

Article: Q97107
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
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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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DoubleSpace may not be able to mount compressed volume files (CVFs) on your SCSI
drive when you start your computer if you load SSTOR.SYS into upper memory after
DBLSPACE.SYS.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, load SSTOR.SYS into upper memory before
DBLSPACE.SYS. For example:

     devicehigh=c:\sstor.sys
     devicehigh=c:\dos\dblspace.sys /move

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 scuzzy dblspace double space

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22

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