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Q99374: Problems When a Network Drive Is Mapped Over a DblSpace Drive

Article: Q99374
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-DEC-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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SUMMARY
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The following problems occur when a network drive is mapped over a drive letter
reserved for use by DoubleSpace.

- If a network drive is mapped over a host drive letter, the full- screen
  DoubleSpace maintenance program changes the LastDrive= line in the
  DBLSPACE.INI file. No error message is displayed.

- You may receive the following error message when you choose DoubleSpace Info
  from the Tools menu in File Manager:

  DblSpace Error - There was a problem reading the information from this
  compressed drive.

- After you mount a removable disk and use the same drive letter for the host
  drive and a network drive you can't access the network drive. (To work around
  this problem, unmount the compressed disk.)

NOTE: 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.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 double space dblspace floppy diskette net stop use error 3 "specified path is invalid"

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

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