Microsoft KB Archive/104887

= DBLSPACE /DEFRAG and DEFRAG May Exit Without Error Message =

Article ID: 104887

Article Last Modified on 11/18/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q104887



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
If your system is very low on memory and you try to run DBLSPACE /DEFRAG, DoubleSpace may be unable to run and may not display an error message. If you then try to run DEFRAG, it may start normally but exit unexpectedly when it attempts to run DBLSPACE /DEFRAG. Again, no error message is displayed.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when there isn't enough memory for DoubleSpace to display an error message. The amount of memory at which this problem occurs depends on your system configuration and the size of your DoubleSpace-compressed drive. Typically, this problem does not occur if you have more the 430K of free conventional memory.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:


 * Run MemMaker to increase your conventional memory. -or-


 * Use the Clean Start (F5) or Interactive Start (F8) key to load fewer device drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs before running DEFRAG or DBLSPACE /DEFRAG.

Additional query words: 6.20

Keywords: KB104887

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