Microsoft KB Archive/96167

= DoubleSpace Identifies Windows 3.1 in Standard Mode as Shell =

Article ID: 96167

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q96167



SYMPTOMS
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.

When you attempt to run DoubleSpace or any of the DoubleSpace command line functions from the MS-DOS Prompt with Windows 3.1 in standard mode, you receive the following error message:

You are running the MS-DOS Shell. To run DoubleSpace, you must first quit the MS-DOS Shell.



CAUSE
This error occurs because the code used to detect MS-DOS Shell is the same as the code to detect Windows in standard mode, and the detection for Shell precedes the detection for Windows.

Additional query words: 6.00 DoubleSpace dblspace 6.20

Keywords: KB96167

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