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Q121152: Incorrect Compression Message on DriveSpace Conversion Screen

Article: Q121152
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22 
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When you press the F3 key to exit the first screen of an MS-DOS 6.22
DoubleSpace-to-DriveSpace conversion, the following dialog box is
displayed:

  Quitting DriveSpace

  DriveSpace is not completely set up on your system. If you quit now, your hard
  disk will be unchanged; to compress it, you will need to run DriveSpace
  again. To quit now, press F3. To continue DriveSpace, press ENTER.

The dialog box suggests that you were attempting a compression rather than
a DoubleSpace-to-DriveSpace conversion. The dialog box should read as
follows:

  Quitting DriveSpace

  DriveSpace is not completely set up on your system. If you quit now, your hard
  disk will be unchanged; to convert it, you will need to run DriveSpace again.
  To quit now, press F3. To continue DriveSpace, press ENTER.

Additional query words: misleading error err msg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622
Version           : MS-DOS:6.22

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