Microsoft KB Archive/99449

= Err Msg: Error Reading Partition Table with Stacker Disk =

Article ID: 99449

Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q99449



SYMPTOMS
If you try to format a mounted STAC Electronics Stacker floppy disk using the MS-DOS FORMAT command, one of the following error messages may appear:
 * Error reading partition table. Format terminated. -or-


 * Extended error 21. Format terminated.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and format the disk, unmount the Stacker floppy disk with the following steps:
 * 1) Unmount the Stacker floppy disk by typing exit at the MS-DOS command prompt.

NOTE: EXIT is a Stacker command that removes the Stacker terminate- and-stay-resident (TSR) program responsible for automatically mounting floppy disks.
 * 1) Type format : where  is the floppy disk drive.

Stacker, is manufactured by STAC Electronics, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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