Microsoft KB Archive/104646

= When Setup Configures SMARTDrive 5.0 for Read-Only Caching =

Article ID: 104646

Article Last Modified on 11/25/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q104646



SUMMARY
MS-DOS Setup adds the SMARTDRV /X command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file if:
 * The version of SMARTDrive currently in use is earlier than 4.0. -or-


 * SMARTDrive is not currently loaded in memory and there is no SMARTDRV command line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.



MORE INFORMATION
The following is a list of the five scenarios Setup may encounter and whether or not Setup modifies your configuration files:
 * A version of SMARTDrive earlier than version 4.0 is loaded in memory.

Setup removes the SMARTDRV.SYS command from the CONFIG.SYS file and adds SMARTDRV /X to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 * SMARTDrive is not loaded in memory and there is no command for SMARTDRV in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Setup adds SMARTDRV /X to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
 * SMARTDrive is not in memory and there is a SMARTDRV command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Setup does not change the SMARTDRV command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 * SMARTDrive is in memory and there is no command for SMARTDRV in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Setup does not add a SMARTDRV command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 * SMARTDrive is loaded in memory and there is a command for SMARTDRV in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Setup leaves the SMARTDRV command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file unchanged.

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Keywords: KB104646

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