SMARTDRV.EXE Does Not Support Command Line Size Change (83500)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q83500 SUMMARY
SMARTDRV.EXE version 4.0, which comes with Microsoft Windows operating
system version 3.1 does not support changing the cache sizes multiple
times at the MS-DOS command prompt, or removing and reactivating
SMARTDRV.EXE after first loading it.
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Once SMARTDRV.EXE is loaded with a cache size in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file, the size of the cache can only be changed by rebooting the
computer (this apples to cache sizes other than the normal MS-DOS
level cache size and Windows cache size arguments). Once SMARTDRV.EXE
is loaded, the only way to remove it is to reboot the computer and not
to load it.
Some third-party disk caching software allows for the cache size to be
changed by using an MS-DOS command line switch. Some of these disk
caches also support removing themselves from memory with an MS-DOS
command prompt switch. SMARTDRV.EXE version 4.0 does not support
either of these functions.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB83500 |
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