Seek Error on DoubleSpace Drive with LaserTwin 5.0 (99299)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q99299
SYMPTOMS
You may receive a "seek error" when you try to access files on your
DoubleSpace-compressed drive if Metro Software's LaserTwin version 5.0
(LT.EXE) is loaded in memory and DBLSPACE /CHKDSK or CHKDSK has been run on
the compressed drive.
CAUSE
LaserTwin is a printing emulation package that is loaded as a
terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program.
If LaserTwin is loaded in memory and you run DBLSPACE /CHKDSK or CHKDSK on
your compressed drive, the size of the DBLSPACE.00n file on the host drive
is truncated, possibly causing complete data loss.
Data on the compressed drive can be copied to another drive unless CHKDSK
has been run on the compressed drive a second time or the machine has been
restarted since CHKDSK was originally run on the compressed drive. Running
CHKDSK a second time on the compressed drive may cause further corruption
to the DoubleSpace file allocation tables and reduce the chance of
recovering the data.
RESOLUTION
Metro Software has confirmed this problem with LaserTwin 5.0 and is making
an update available to its customers. For more information, call Metro
Software Technical Support.
LaserTwin 5.0 is manufactured by Metro Software, a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
12/3/1999 |
| Keywords: |
KB99299 |
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