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Q104034: DBLSPACE ERR Msg: Invalid DBLSPACE.INI Setting: SWITCHES=/N

Article: Q104034
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2
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 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you modify the DBLSPACE.INI file with the DBLSPACE /SWITCHES command in
MS-DOS 6.2 and then uninstall 6.2 and use MS-DOS 6.0, you receive one of the
following error messages when you boot your computer:

  Invalid DBLSPACE.INI setting: SWITCHES=/N
  Invalid DBLSPACE.INI setting: SWITCHES=/F
  Invalid DBLSPACE.INI setting: SWITCHES=/FN

CAUSE
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These switches are not valid for the MS-DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE.INI file.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, edit the DBLSPACE.INI file and then add the
switches to the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:

1. Use the ATTRIB program to clear the DBLSPACE.INI file attributes. For
  example:

     attrib -r -h -s h:\dblspace.ini

  To determine which drive is your host drive, type "dblspace /list" (without
  the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

2. Using MS-DOS Editor, edit the DBLSPACE.INI file and remove the SWITCHES
  entries.

3. Save the DBLSPACE.INI file.

4. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on drive C and add the SWITCHES entries.

5. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit MS-DOS Editor.

Additional query words: 6.20

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

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