Err Msg After Uncompressing: You Cannot Access Any... (105260)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q105260

SUMMARY

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.

SYMPTOMS

After removing MS-DOS DoubleSpace, you may receive the following error message:

You cannot access any DoubleSpace drives because the DoubleSpace driver, DBLSPACE.BIN, is not installed.

CAUSE

This error is generated if DoubleSpace fails to remove any DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS commands from your CONFIG.SYS file. This situation typically occurs if you have followed the sequence below.

    Installed MS-DOS 6.0.
    Installed DoubleSpace.
    Installed MS-DOS 6.2.
    Uncompressed your DoubleSpace drives.
    Removed MS-DOS 6.2.

RESOLUTION

To work around this situation, edit your CONFIG.SYS file and remove all DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS commands.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/22/1999
Keywords: KB105260