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Q101284: Lucid Lightning Disk-Caching Software and SMARTDrive 4.x

Article: Q101284
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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The setup program for Lucid Lightning disk-caching software does not detect
other disk-caching software, such as Microsoft SMARTDrive version 4.x, if it is
loaded high in upper memory. If disk-caching software is loaded low, Lucid
Lightning disables it. In addition, the installations of Windows 3.1, Windows
for Workgroups 3.1, and MS-DOS 6.0 do not detect third-party disk- caching
software. As a result, running both disk-caching utilities simultaneously may
produce cross-linked files or lost clusters.

To correct this problem, disable one of the two disk-caching utilities by
modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

MORE INFORMATION
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Lucid Corporation manufactures the following three versions of its Lightning
disk-caching software:

- Lightning version 6.0 for DOS

- Lightning version 1.21 for Windows

- Lightning version 1.1 for CD

To disable any version of the Lightning disk-caching software, modify the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows:

  REM C:\LIGHT60\L
  REM C:\WINDOWS\LIGHTWIN\L
  REM C:\LIGHTCD\L

For more information, call Lucid Corporation Technical Support.

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

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 4.0 4.00 4.1 4.10 third party 3rdparty smartdrv

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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