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Article: Q114338
Product(s): Microsoft Access Distribution Kit
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you try to load SMARTDRV.EXE from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file after installing
the Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS version 3.11, you may receive the following
error message:

  Unable to Use a Disk Cache on the Specified Drive

Also, when you type "smartdrv" (without the quotation marks) at an MS-DOS command
prompt, one of your hard disk drives may be missing from the SMARTDrive table
that displays disk-caching status. For example, if drive C was shared at the
last startup, the table may appear as follows:

             Disk Caching Status

  Drive   Read Cache   Write Cache   Buffering
  --------------------------------------------

  A:      Yes          No            No
  B:      Yes          No            No
  D:      Yes          No            No

CAUSE
=====

These problems occur when you are running the Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS and
have shared an entire drive (or a directory on the drive) because the shared
drive appears to SMARTDrive as a network drive. SMARTDrive does not allow you to
cache a network resource.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

- Load SMARTDrive before the NET START command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This
  allows SMARTDrive to cache the drive before it appears as a network drive.

-or-

- Set up the shared connections so that they are not saved when you exit
  Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS but are shared after you log on again. To disable
  sharing at startup, add the /saveshare:no parameter to the end of the NET
  SHARE entry. For example, to share drive C now but not when you restart the
  system, type the following command at the MS-DOS command prompt:

  " net share cdrive=c:\ /saveshare:no " (without the quotation marks)

MORE INFORMATION
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The aforementioned error message also appears if a DoubleSpace-compressed volume
file or the host drive for that volume is selected; however, the host or
compressed drive is still listed in the SMARTDrive table.

Additional query words: dblspace addon add-on workgroups wgao networked

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:3.11

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Q114338: Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS: Sharing and Loading SMARTDrive