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Q107645: How to Disable Write Caching for the 32-Bit File System

Article: Q107645
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 caches disk writes by default when the
32-bit file system is enabled. This includes MS-DOS DoubleSpace 6.2 volumes;
however, it does not include third-party disk-compression systems.

MORE INFORMATION
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To disable write caching with the 32-bit file system, add the following line to
the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file:

       ForceLazyOff=<drivelist>

where <drivelist> is the list of drives in which you want to disable write
caching. (Do not use any delimiters or spaces.) For example, the line

       ForceLazyOff=CDF

would disable write caching on drives C, D, and F.

For more information about the 32-bit file system, query on the following words
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  wfwg and vfat and 32-bit

Additional query words: dblspace 3.11 write lazywrite on off force lazy forcelazy lazyon forcelazyon writes forcewrites lazywrites vcache

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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