Microsoft KB Archive/97837

= Changes and Functions of SpaceMan with MS-DOS DoubleSpace =

Article ID: 97837

Article Last Modified on 11/23/1999

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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 Q97837



SUMMARY
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.

SpaceManager is a third-party disk utility that works with DoubleSpace to do the following:


 * Increase the actual compression ratio (ACR)
 * Automatically mount DoubleSpace-compressed floppy disks
 * Make DoubleSpace-compressed removable media disk usable by any computer using MS-DOS 3.31 or later

To use SpaceManager with MS-DOS 6.2 DoubleSpace, you need to obtain version 1.53 from Verisoft.



MORE INFORMATION
SpaceManager makes changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT and SYSTEM.INI files. These changes are explained below and can be remarked out (using the REM command) without causing any problems.

SpaceManager uses the following files:     Filename          Function -

SELECTC.BAT      This batch file is used to select the level of compression for different types of files.

SMOUNT.EXE       This file is used to automatically mount removable media disks.

FORTUNE.EXE      This file is used to estimate free disk space.

Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT File
set spaceman=c:\spaceman\ call c:\spaceman\selectc /b c:\spaceman\smount /b c:\spaceman\fortune /b NOTE: The /B parameter causes the program to look in the SPACEMAN.INI file for the load=1 line, which indicates that command should run.

Changes Made to the [386enh] Section of the SYSTEM.INI File
SpaceManager adds &quot;device=c:\spaceman\spaceman.386&quot; to the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. This file is a Windows-based virtual compression manager.

For more information, call Vertisoft Systems.

SpaceManager is manufactured by Vertisoft Systems, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 man space manager disk-compression dblspace double

Keywords: KB97837

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