Microsoft KB Archive/80479

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Corrupt Permanent Swap File Error and DR DOS 6.0 SSTOR.EXE

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Q80479

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
Windows allows the creation of a permanent swap file on a disk compressed with the Digital Research (DR) DOS version 6.0 utility, SuperStor (SSTOR.EXE). SuperStor is a utility included with the DR DOS 6.0 operating system. However, if you attempt to load Windows in 386 enhanced mode with a swap file on a SuperStor drive, a corrupt swap file error results.

To prevent this error, re-create the permanent swap file on a drive that is not compressed with SuperStor.

MORE INFORMATION
The &quot;DR DOS 6.0 User's Guide&quot; states the following in Appendix E:

Also, remember that Windows permanent swap files cannot be stored on a SuperStor compressed disk. Running the SuperStor utility, SSTOR.EXE, on a disk and then creating the Windows permanent swap file on the compressed disk may generate the following message on attempting to load Windows in 386 enhanced mode:

Corrupt Swap File Warning

Your swap file is corrupt. See Chapter 13, &quot;Optimizing Windows,&quot; in the &quot;Microsoft Windows User's Guide&quot; for instructions about re-creating the file.

Press any key to continue

Microsoft Windows may then come up in enhanced mode after you press any key (without the use of a swap file) or may not load at all on some systems.

For additional information, contact Novell technical support.

The Digital Research products included here are manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3rdparty 6.00 super stor win30 KBSetup 3.00a

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a