Microsoft KB Archive/99649

= Amstrad Notebook Computer Hangs at &quot;Starting MS-DOS...&quot; Prompt =

Article ID: 99649

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 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q99649



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
Your Amstrad ANB 386 PC notebook computer may appear to stop responding (hang) at the &quot;Starting MS-DOS...&quot; prompt, but pressing a key allows the machine to continue booting.



WORKAROUND
You can work around this problem by using MS-DOS Editor (EDIT.COM) to add SWITCHES =/F to your CONFIG.SYS file.

If you are using MS-DOS 6.2 and DoubleSpace, you also need to add SWITCHES = /F to your DBLSPACE.INI file. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

DBLSPACE /SWITCHES=F



MORE INFORMATION
SWITCHES=/F disables the two-second delay after the &quot;Starting MS-DOS...&quot; message appears during startup.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 machine

Keywords: KB99649

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