Microsoft KB Archive/96880

= Damaged CVFs and Third-Party Repair Software =

Article ID: 96880

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q96880



SUMMARY
The later versions of most third-party disk repair programs, such as Norton Disk Doctor, should work properly with DoubleSpace-compressed drives. However, CHKDSK.EXE (which calls DBLSPACE/CHKDSK on DoubleSpace drives) is aware of more details about the internal workings of a compressed volume file (CVF) and can diagnose and repair problems other software may not find.

WARNING: Before you run any third-party disk repair program on your MS-DOS 6.0 system, you should verify that the program is compatible with MS-DOS 6.0 and with DoubleSpace-compressed drives.



MORE INFORMATION
In general, third-party utility software works correctly with DoubleSpace drives. For example, Norton Disk Doctor (NDD.EXE) performs its functions exactly as it should. However, there are problems that may occur in a DoubleSpace drive that most third-party software cannot to detect; these problems can are best corrected by running CHKDSK.EXE.

Additional query words: 6.00 double space 3rdparty third party

Keywords: KB96880

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