DoubleSpace Installation Fails to Update SYSTEM.INI File (94335)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q94335 SYMPTOMS
This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft
DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands
and filenames.
If you have multiple installations of Windows on your hard drive,
DoubleSpace may not correctly update the SYSTEM.INI file.
CAUSE
Windows stores the location of the permanent swapfile in the [386Enh]
section of the SYSTEM.INI file. When you install DoubleSpace, it must
find the SYSTEM.INI file and update the PermSwapDosDrive= setting to
point to the correct drive. If you have multiple copies of Windows
installed, or Windows is not in the path, DoubleSpace cannot find the
SYSTEM.INI file.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, edit the SYSTEM.INI file and change the
drive letter for the PermSwapDosDrive= setting to the DoubleSpace host
drive. For example, if Windows is installed on drive C: and you
installed DoubleSpace, creating drive H:, you would need to edit you
SYSTEM.INI file and change the PermSwapDosDrive=c to
PermSwapDosDrive=h.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/22/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB94335 |
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