Notes On MS-DOS 6.22 (README
Notes On MS-DOS 6.22 (README
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1. Setup
2. MemMaker, EMM386, and Memory Management
3. Windows
4. Hardware Compatibility with MS-DOS 6.22
5. Microsoft Backup, Defrag and Anti-Virus
6. Third-Party Programs
7. DriveSpace
For information about new features, type HELP WHATSNEW at the command prompt.
1. Setup
1.1 You deleted files from the directory that Setup needs
to install the optional Windows programs.
1.2 Changes to International Keyboard and Character Set Support
2. MemMaker, EMM386, and Memory Management
2.1 Intel Expanded-Memory Driver (EMM.SYS)
2.2 Running MemMaker on a Computer with PC-NFS
2.3 You have a Super VGA display and want to conserve memory.
2.4 Using MemMaker with IBM LAN
2.5 MemMaker and Adaptec SCSI devices
2.6 Running MemMaker on a computer with PC Tools RAMBoost
2.7 EMM386 detects an error in an application
2.8 MemMaker no longer aggressively scans upper memory by default
3. Windows
3.1 Your computer uses a Windows 3.0 permanent swap file.
3.2 Using compressed floppy disks with Windows File Manager
4. Hardware Compatibility with MS-DOS 6.22
4.1 Hardcard
5. Microsoft Backup, Defrag and Anti-Virus
5.1 Microsoft Anti-Virus
5.2 Running Microsoft Backup for MS-DOS under Windows
5.3 Backup for Windows stops running at the end of the
compatibility test
5.4 Running Microsoft Backup with TI4000 and Gateway NOMAD computers
5.5 MS-DOS 6.22 Backup Cannot Restore 6 or 6.2 Backups
5.6 Microsoft Defragmenter
6. Third-party Programs
6.1 4DOS and NDOS
6.2 Above Board 286 and Above Board Plus Installation
Programs
6.3 CodeView
6.4 Colorado Tape Backup
6.5 Fastback Plus
6.6 Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0
6.7 Norton Utilities
6.8 PC Tools
6.9 QEMM's Stealth DoubleSpace Feature
6.10 Johnson Computer Systems PC-Vault and PC-Vault Plus
6.11 AddStor DoubleTools
7. DriveSpace
7.1 Converting DoubleSpace Drives to DriveSpace
7.2 Converting Your XtraDrive Disk-Compression Software
to DriveSpace
7.3 Converting Stacker 3.1 Software to DriveSpace
7.4 Converting Other Disk-Compression Software to DriveSpace
7.5 DriveSpace Setup indicates that your computer is running an
incompatible disk-caching program.
7.6 Your compressed drive runs out of disk space.
7.7 Your uncompressed (host) drive runs out of disk space.
7.8 DriveSpace did not compress all of your files because
the drive ran out of disk space.
7.9 Windows displays the message "The permanent swap file is corrupt."
7.10 EXTDISK.SYS displays a warning about drive letters.
7.11 You need a special device driver to use your startup drive.
7.12 Defragmenting uncompressed drives after changing file attributes
7.13 Files DriveSpace cannot compress
7.14 Microsoft Defragmenter runs out of memory while you are
compressing a drive.
7.15 DriveSpace and PC-Vault
7.16 Maximum size of a compressed drive
7.17 DriveSpace could not mount a drive due to problems with the drive
7.18 DriveSpace finishes installation, but you cannot access your
Hardcard.
7.19 You receive a DoubleGuard Alarm message
7.20 A compressed drive is currently too fragmented to mount
7.21 DriveSpace displays the message "Your computer is running with an
incompatible version of DRVSPACE.BIN"
7.22 Using the DRVSPACE command after bypassing DRVSPACE.BIN
7.23 Removing the write-protection from a compressed floppy disk
7.24 Automounting and Norton Disk Cache
7.25 Undelete utilities and DriveSpace
7.26 Creating an Emergency Startup Disk for DriveSpace Systems
7.27 If ScanDisk Cannot Check or Repair a DriveSpace Volume File
1. SETUP
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1.1 You deleted files from the directory that Setup needs
to install the optional Windows programs.
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If you typed BUSETUP /E at the command prompt, the "Setup did
not find the files it needs in the directory specified" message
appeared, and you think you deleted the files from
your hard disk, insert Setup Disk 1 in drive A or B, and start
Setup by typing A:SETUP /E or B:SETUP /E at the command prompt.
1. Open your MEMMAKER.INF file by using any text editor. This file is
in the directory that contains your MS-DOS files.
*NET
2.3 You have a Super VGA display and want to conserve memory.
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If you use Microsoft Windows on an 80386 computer with extended
memory and a Super VGA display, you can use the MONOUMB.386 file, in
conjunction with MemMaker, to conserve conventional memory for
running programs.
1. Open your Windows SYSTEM.INI file, and find the [386Enh] section.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\MONOUMB.386
3. Save the file, and restart your computer.
DEVICE=C:\DXMC0MOD.SYS 400000000001,D800,1
DEVICE=C:\DXMC0MOD.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DXMC0MOD.SYS 400000000001,,
o Try changing the order in which you load device drivers and
memory-resident programs. This might help because some
errors occur only under specific memory conditions.
STACKS=18,512
Note: If you last ran MemMaker with the "Scan the upper memory
area aggresively" option set to Yes, then the next time
you run MemMaker, it leaves that option set to Yes.
3. WINDOWS
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1. Copy the SPATCH.BAT file to your hard disk. To determine the location of
the file on the Setup disks, view the PACKING.LST file on Setup Disk
1.
SPATCH [DRIVE]:[PATH]SWAPFILE.EXE
4.1 Hardcard
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If you upgraded your system from MS-DOS 6 or 6.2, your system
uses its Hardcard drive as its startup drive, and you want to use
DoubleSpace on that drive, see section 7.18. For additional
Hardcard information, see the following:
a) Hardcard II
b) Hardcard 40 or Passport
2) Or, ensure that there is at least one device driver (for example,
ANSI.SYS) loaded in your CONFIG.SYS file AFTER the ATDOSXL.SYS
driver but BEFORE the DRVSPACE.SYS driver.
5.3 Backup for Windows stops running at the end of the compatibility test
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If Backup for Windows stops running at the end of the Compatibility
Test, you might be loading an incompatible third-party backup driver
in your SYSTEM.INI file. Carry out the following procedure.
DEVICE=FASTBACK.386
DEVICE=VFD.386
DEVICE=CPBVXD.386
DEVICE=VIRWT.386
3. If you find any of these lines, add a semicolon (;) to the front
of the line.
4. Save the file, restart Windows, and run Backup for Windows again.
5.4 Running Microsoft Backup with TI4000 and Gateway NOMAD computers
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To avoid a conflict between the Turbo feature and Microsoft Backup
for Windows or MS-DOS, add a /L0 switch to the DEVICE command in
your CONFIG.SYS that loads the BATTERY.PRO file. Or, before you
run Microsoft Backup, type SETPOWER /L0 at the command prompt.
5.5 Using MS-DOS 6.22 Backup to Restore MS-DOS 6 or 6.2 Backups
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Like earlier versions of MS-DOS Backup, the Backup programs included
with MS-DOS version 6.22 support data compression during backup.
However, the MS-DOS 6.22 Backup programs use a different compression
format from earlier versions of Backup.
MS-DOS 6.22 Backup for MS-DOS (MSBACKUP.EXE) can restore earlier compressed
backups only if your system is running DoubleSpace (that is, if DBLSPACE.BIN
is loaded in memory). Otherwise, MSBACKUP.EXE cannot restore older backups;
to restore such backups, use the version of Backup that created them.
6. THIRD-PARTY PROGRAMS
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To use MS-DOS 6.22 Help instead of 4DOS or NDOS Help, start it by using
COMMAND /C HELP, or define a 4DOS or NDOS alias to run HELP.COM from
your MS-DOS 6.2 directory.
6.3 CodeView
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CAUTION Using versions 3.0 to 3.13 of the CodeView CV.EXE
file may cause data loss if your system has an 80386 memory
manager (such as EMM386.EXE) and device drivers or programs
that use extended memory. To determine which version you
have, type CV.EXE at the command prompt.
DEVICE=C:\TAPE\CMSDTAPE.386
DEVICE=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
2. If you plan to use your Colorado Tape Backup program, add a semi-
colon (;) before the DEVICE command for the VFINTD.386 file. If you
plan to use Microsoft Backup, add a semi-colon before the DEVICE
command for the CMSDTAPE.386 file.
LOADFIX FB.EXE
or
LOADFIX FBINSTAL.EXE
If you use compress the drive that contains SmartCan, you might
experience system problems afterward. To correct this, reinstall
Norton Desktop for Windows.
If you use the Norton Cache or Speedrive utilities, load the utility
after the DEVICE command that loads DRVSPACE.SYS. For more information,
see section 7.24.
6.8 PC Tools
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If PC Shell does not show all of the files or directories on your drive,
quit PC Shell immediately and contact Central Point Software for an update.
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\ST-DBL.SYS [Y/N]?
* Disable the DEVICE command for ST-DBL.SYS by using the REM command.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE
(If you use DriveSpace, add a DEVICE command for DRVSPACE instead.)
AddStor's Double Tools version 1.0 works with MS-DOS 6.22 DoubleSpace
as long as you do not install AddStor's enhanced DoubleSpace drivers.
When you install Double Tools version 1.0, do not check the "Install
enhanced DoubleSpace drivers" box. If you do, Double Tools will replace the
MS-DOS 6.22 DBLSPACE.BIN file with the Double Tools version of DBLSPACE.BIN,
which is compatible only with MS-DOS 6.0. The next time you start your
computer, it will display the message "Wrong DBLSPACE.BIN version" and
none of your compressed drives will be mounted.
If you are using Double Tools version 1.0 or 1.2 with the enhanced
DoubleSpace driver installed, you will not be able to run MS-DOS 6.22
Setup. To solve this problem, run Double Tools' DTCONFIG.EXE program
and choose the "Microsoft" (version 1.0) or "Standard" (version 1.2)
option. Then save your changes, exit from DTCONFIG, and run MS-DOS
6.22 Setup again.
7. DRIVESPACE
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MS-DOS 6.22 includes DriveSpace compression software. DriveSpace appears
similar to DoubleSpace, which was included with MS-DOS 6 and 6.2. The
main difference is that DriveSpace stores compressed data in a different
format from DoubleSpace.
Note: If you upgraded from MS-DOS 6 or MS-DOS 6.2, you can still use
DoubleSpace with MS-DOS 6.22. (If you upgraded from MS-DOS 5 or
earlier, you do not have DoubleSpace on your system.)
NOTE The uncompression process can take a long time, especially if your
DoubleSpace drives contain a lot of data. You might want to plan
to carry out the process overnight.
1. Back up the data on each DoubleSpace drive, if you have not already
done so.
2. Run DoubleSpace, and choose the Uncompress command from the Tools menu.
When DoubleSpace prompts you to uninstall DoubleSpace, type Y.
ATTRIB -R -H -S STACKER.INI
ATTRIB -R -H -S DRVSPACE.BIN
DEL STACKER.INI
DEL DRVSPACE.BIN
4. Use the FORMAT command to format the drive that contains the
file that contains all of your compressed files. If you don't know
where this file is located, see your disk-compression documentation.
7. Use Backup for MS-DOS to restore the files you backed up.
NOTE When you run Microsoft Backup, you will have to configure it
again. Also, you will need to retrieve the catalog file from your
backup floppy disks. To do so, choose the Catalog button in the
Restore dialog box.
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE
Quit your text editor, and restart your computer. Run DriveSpace again.
2. Select the compressed drive you want to enlarge, and then choose
the Change Size command from the Drive menu.
The Change Size dialog box appears. The New Free Space line shows how
much free space the compressed and uncompressed drives will have if you
choose OK.
NOTE You might want to carry out the following procedure overnight, since
defragmenting a large or badly fragmented drive can take a long time.
(To carry out the entire procedure overnight, create a batch file that
contains both the commands in the procedure.)
2. Select the compressed drive whose size you want to reduce, and then
choose the Change Size command from the Drive menu. (Select
a compressed drive that is stored on the uncompressed drive that's
out of space. To find out which compressed drives are stored
on that uncompressed drive, type DRVSPACE /LIST at the command prompt.)
The Change Size dialog box appears. The New Free Space line shows
how much free space the compressed and uncompressed drives will have
if you choose OK.
3. Specify a larger number for the New Free Space on the uncompressed
drive. Notice that as you change this number, DriveSpace adjusts
the New Free Space amount for the compressed drive. When the New Free
Space amount for both drives is what you want, choose OK.
3. Delete the files on the uncompressed drive that were not compressed.
7. From the Drive menu, choose Exit, and use Backup to restore
the files you backed up to your compressed drive. If you run out of
space again, repeat steps 5 through 7 until the compressed drive
is large enough.
7.9 Windows displays the message "The permanent swap file is corrupt."
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If you use a Windows permanent swap file, it must be located on an
uncompressed drive. If your permanent swap file is on a compressed
drive, Windows displays the message "The permanent swap file is corrupt"
when it starts.
When you install DriveSpace, the DriveSpace Setup program checks for
the existence of a Windows permanent swap file. If it finds one,
DriveSpace Setup moves the swap file to your uncompressed drive.
However, if you install Windows after installing DriveSpace, or if you use
Control Panel to change the location of your permanent swap file, your
swap file might end up on a compressed drive. (When you specify a drive
for your permanent swap file, Windows allows you to choose a compressed
drive.)
1. Start Windows.
3. Open Control Panel, and then Drive-click the 386 Enhanced icon.
4. Choose the Virtual Memory button. Windows displays a dialog box stating
that a corrupt swap file was found and asks if you want to set the
file's length to zero.
5. Choose the Yes button. Windows displays another Virtual Memory dialog box.
7. In the Drive list box, select a drive that is not compressed. In the
Type list box, select "Permanent."
If your uncompressed drive does not have enough free space to create a
permanent swap file, create a temporary swap file on either your
compressed or uncompressed drives. (For information about freeing
space on your uncompressed drive, see section 7.7.)
7.11 You need a special device driver to use your startup drive
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If your startup hard disk drive requires a device driver in your CONFIG.SYS
file, do not compress that drive. If you do, your computer will not
start properly, since DriveSpace will be unable to access your startup
drive. (This is because MS-DOS loads DRVSPACE.BIN, the portion of MS-DOS
that accesses compressed drives, before starting any of the device drivers
in your CONFIG.SYS file.)
Encrypted data files, such as the Microsoft Mail 3.0 .MMF file, are
not compressible and will be stored in uncompressed form, even if
you store such files on a compressed drive.
7.14 Microsoft Defragmenter runs out of memory while you are compressing
a drive
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If the Defragmenter runs out of memory while you are compressing a
drive, quit DriveSpace, and then carry out the procedure in section
5.4 of this file.
If the Defragmenter still runs out of memory after you have tried
these procedures, there might be too many files on your hard disk
for the Defragmenter to organize. For the program to work correctly,
you might need to delete some files or move them to a floppy disk or
a network drive.
7.17 DriveSpace could not mount a drive due to problems with the drive
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If the message "DriveSpace could not mount drive X due to problems
with the drive" (in which X is the drive letter) appears when you start
your computer, then the internal organization of the drive has problems
that prevent the drive from being used. DriveSpace stores each
compressed drive in a special file called a compressed volume file (CVF).
The CVF is a file with the hidden, system, and read-only attributes; it
is stored on an uncompressed drive.
To use the compressed drive again, you need to run ScanDisk on that
drive's compressed volume file, and then restart your system. The
error message includes the name of the compressed volume file on which
you need to run ScanDisk (for example, C:\DRVSPACE.000).
7.18 DriveSpace finishes installation, but you cannot access your Hardcard
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See section 4.2, part C.
Normally, each program "owns" a separate area of memory, and does not use
memory that another program is already using. However, a few programs
contain programming errors that cause them to inadvertently use memory
belonging to another program. If such a program inadvertently uses
memory belonging to DriveSpace, that program could write its own
data over the data DriveSpace was storing there. Since the data that
DriveSpace stores in memory usually includes files you are currently
using, this could cause damage to your data.
1. Restart your computer by turning the power switch off and then
on again.
SCANDISK /ALL
This runs ScanDisk on all your drives to detect and correct any
problems that might have been caused by the program that
violated DriveSpace's memory.
3. Make a note of which program, if any, you were running when the
DoubleGuard Alarm occurred. That program is probably (but not
necessarily) the program that caused the DoubleGuard Alarm.
If you receive additional DoubleGuard Alarms, take notes about
what you were doing and see if you can detect a pattern.
TYPE DRVSPACE.INI
DRVSPACE /MAXFILEFRAGMENTS=200
1. Run ScanDisk to check the reliability of your hard disk by typing the
following at the command prompt:
ATTRIB H:\DRVSPACE.000 -R -S -H
ATTRIB H:\DRVSPACE.000 +R +S +H
DBLSPACE.EXE has detected that its version number does not match that
of your MS-DOS 6.2 DBLSPACE.BIN. To correct this problem, you need to
update this copy of the DBLSPACE.EXE file.
When you run MS-DOS 6.22 Setup, it updates the DBLSPACE.EXE file in
the directory that contains your MS-DOS files. If there are other
copies of DBLSPACE.EXE elsewhere on your disk -- for example, in the root
directory of your host drive -- Setup does not update those additional
copies. To update them yourself, use the COPY /Y command to copy the
MS-DOS 6.22 version of DBLSPACE.EXE over the older versions. (The MS-DOS
6.22 version of DBLSPACE.EXE is located in the directory that contains
your MS-DOS files.)
UNDELETE /PURGE
Carry out this command on each drive you plan to compress or uncompress.
If you will be uncompressing a drive, you should also purge deleted
files from that drive's host drive. To purge deleted files from a
drive other than the current drive, specify the drive letter after
the UNDELETE /PURGE command (for example, UNDELETE /PURGE E:).
2. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and use the REM command to disable
the command that starts the undelete utility. (For example, if
you use Delete Sentry, disable the UNDELETE /S command.)
1. If you are upgrading from MS-DOS 6.0, install MS-DOS 6.22 in the
directory that contains your previous version of MS-DOS.
2. To create a startup floppy disk, run Setup again by typing the following
command:
SETUP /F
Setup installs MS-DOS 6.22 on the floppy disk. The resulting startup disk
does not include DRVSPACE.BIN, since MS-DOS 6.22 does not include
DriveSpace.
3. Add the DRVSPACE.BIN file to the floppy disk by copying it from the
directory that contains your MS-DOS files. For example, if your MS-DOS
directory is C:\DOS and the floppy disk is in drive A, you would type:
COPY C:\DOS\DRVSPACE.BIN A:
Note: If you are upgrading from MS-DOS 6 but need to install to the
floppy disk without first installing MS-DOS 6.22 on your hard disk,
you can skip Step 1. However, the resulting startup disk will include
MS-DOS 6 DoubleSpace rather than MS-DOS 6.2 DoubleSpace. When you
start your computer using such a startup disk, you will receive a
message from DoubleSpace; to continue, just press ENTER.
To load DoubleSpace:
1. Type the following at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
This command creates a new DBLSPACE.INI file, if one does not already
exist.
3. If DoubleSpace still did not load, copy the DBLSPACE.BIN file from your
MS-DOS directory to the root directory of drive C. For example, if your
MS-DOS files are in the C:\DOS directory, you would type the following: