Microsoft KB Archive/98986

= Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) Does Not Print DBLSPACE.INI File =

Article ID: 98986

Article Last Modified on 10/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q98986



SUMMARY
The Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) utility provided with MS-DOS 6.0 does not print the DBLSPACE.INI file when you choose Print Report from the File menu. However, you can get MSD to print the DBLSPACE.INI file if you clear the System and Hidden file attributes on this file.



MORE INFORMATION
MSD is a utility for obtaining system information such as:
 * BIOS brand and date
 * Memory configuration
 * .INI file information (including DBLSPACE.INI)

When you choose Print Report from the File menu, you can select Report All to print all information available from MSD except the DBLSPACE.INI file.

Workaround
You can get MSD to print the DBLSPACE.INI file by clearing the System and Hidden file attributes on DBLSPACE.INI. To do this, use the following steps:  The DBLSPACE.INI file is located on the host drive for your DoubleSpace-compressed drive. To find the DBLSPACE.INI file, type dblspace /list at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER. Clear the System and Hidden file attributes on the DBLSPACE.INI file. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

attrib -s -h dblspace.ini

 Copy the DBLSPACE.INI file to your printer. For example, if your printer is connected to LPT1, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

copy dblspace.ini lpt1

 After the file has printed, reset the file attributes on the DBLSPACE.INI file. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

attrib +s +h dblspace.ini



Additional query words: 6.00 double space dblspace 6.20

Keywords: KB98986

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