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Q111910: Stacker Conversion: Your Computer Is Running Stacker…

Article: Q111910
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Stacker Conversion utility for MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2, you may
receive the following error message:

  Your computer is running Stacker. DoubleSpace cannot convert Stacker volumes
  to DoubleSpace format while STACKER.COM is in memory. To convert your Stacker
  volumes, remove all Stacker commands from your CONFIG.SYS file, restart your
  computer, and run DoubleSpace again.

CAUSE
=====

This message occurs when the Stacker Conversion utility detects DBLSPACE.BIN in
memory at the same time as STACKER.COM. The two drivers should not be in memory
at the same time. This problem can occur if STACKER.COM is loading in the
CONFIG.SYS file and the DBLSPACE.INI file is located in the root directory of
the boot drive, causing DBLSPACE.BIN to remain in memory at startup.

RESOLUTION
==========

You can prevent DBLSPACE.BIN from loading in memory by renaming the file
DBLSPACE.INI. The steps below outline this procedure.

1. Change to the root directory of the boot (uncompressed) drive and locate the
  file DBLSPACE.INI.

2. Remove the file attributes from the DBLSPACE.INI file by typing "attrib
  dblspace.ini -s -h -r" (without the quotation marks).

3. Rename the file by typing "ren dblspace.ini dblspace.inx" (without the
  quotation marks).

4. Restart the computer (with the Stacker driver(s) loading in the CONFIG.SYS
  file), and run the Stacker Conversion utility again.

MORE INFORMATION
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The product Stacker is manufactured by STAC Electronics, a vendor independent of
Microsoft. We make no guarantee, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

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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