Microsoft KB Archive/99987

= New DBLSPACE.EXE on Stacker Conversion Disk Has No Bug Fixes =

PSS ID Number: 99987

Article Last Modified on 11/23/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q99987



SUMMARY
The article on page 106 of the June 7, 1993, issue of InfoWorld states that the new DBLSPACE.EXE file is &quot;intended to fix some of those DoubleSpace bugs that Microsoft says it hasn't been able to replicate.&quot; This statement is incorrect.

The DBLSPACE.EXE file included on the &quot;Conversion Disk for Users of Stacker&quot; has no bug fixes or patches. The new DBLSPACE.EXE file contains functionality to convert Stacker-compressed volumes to DoubleSpace-compressed volumes. The only functionality change is the inclusion of the Stacker conversion routine, including the Tools menu option to Convert Stacker and a new /CONVSTAC command-line parameter.



MORE INFORMATION
The following are the file sizes and dates for the two DBLSPACE.EXE files:   Source of File                           Size       Date      Time ---  MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Disk 1                 274484    03-10-93    6:00a Conversion Disk for Users of Stacker   282228    04-16-93    6:00a You can order the &quot;Conversion Disk for Users of Stacker&quot; using the Conversion Disk Offer coupon in the back of your &quot;User's Guide.&quot; The cost is $10.00. Unfortunately, Microsoft cannot make this conversion tool available on electronic services.

Additional query words: 6.00 fix patch changed new double space dblspace

Keywords: KB99987

Technology: kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOSSearch

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