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Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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Name: JACK
Date: July 24, 2001 at 02:12:35 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

Comment:

When I look in the System properties\performance, I get these two messages:
compatibility-mode paging reduces overall system performance. Drive C is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system.
I tried to uninstall the hard drive and reinstall it but the problem is still there.
My system: Win ME, Maxtor 30GB
And what is the meaning of: No PC Card sockets are installed... is it related to the problem?

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Response Number 1

Name: Eric
Date: July 24, 2001 at 04:57:06 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

Reply: (edit)

What type of system, motherboard? You probably need to install the latest drivers for your motherboard. Take a look in device manager, are there any conflicts or items highlighted in yellow? Something is not right and your system should not be in compatibility mode.

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Response Number 2

Name: guru
Date: July 24, 2001 at 05:27:48 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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interesting, i've never seen ME in dos compatability mode. i did'nt think it could do it.

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Response Number 3

Name: Johanovitch
Date: July 24, 2001 at 06:44:55 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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I once had it with a cd-rom in win98, so I assume it's the same: Install the IDE-drivers that are on the cd that came with your mainboard. In some cases they aren't installed during the installation of Win$low$.
If you open the device manager, do you see a yellow mark at the ide-controller? This will porbably be the problem.
Johan

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Response Number 4

Name: BigRich
Date: July 24, 2001 at 07:30:47 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/1/79.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=MS-DOS%20compatibility%20mode%20file%20system.&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=WINME
This is a link to the Microsoft Web Support for this issue. You can go to this web site to search for any problem you might have.
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=SO&LN=EN-US&spr=winme

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Response Number 5

Name: Jack
Date: July 25, 2001 at 00:11:20 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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Yes, I looked in the device manager and everithing is allright. I also unistalled and reinstalled the hard drive controlers and the SCSI controller and that doesn't fix the problem. I just read the microsoft help... I'll try to find something in that.
If you have any other suggestion, my motherboard: ASUS A7V 133 266Mhx FSB UltraDMA100
Thanks !!!

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drive c is using ms-dos compatibility �MS-DOS compatability mode file system? MS-DOS compatibility mode file syst CD-Rom Drive Letter LOST !!_MS-DOS compatibility mode paging_Bus master PCI IDE controller PROBLEM; _pls_HELP !! MS-DOS Compatability mode?? Please Help	MS-DOS compatability message MS-Dos compatability mode MS-dos compatability mode error cd-rom detection failure MS-DOS compatibility mode file..etc

Response Number 6

Name: newgrl
Date: July 25, 2001 at 00:30:03 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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One of the first items in that Microsoft KB article is to scan for virus'....
If you have a Master Boot Record virus, you will have the exact symptoms that you describe.
Have you scanned?

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Response Number 7

Name: Johanovitch
Date: July 25, 2001 at 03:20:39 Pacific
Subject: Drive C using MS-DOS compatibility, Win

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Are you running WinME on a 266MHz?
Did you have this problem from the moment you installed ME?
When I said to check for the IDE-drivers, I didn't mean the harddisk controllers! I really mean the IDE-controllers! (at my computer, it is one of the last lines in the device manager.) These controllers are needed if you have more than 1 IDE-cable in your computer.(floppy not counted)
If you do have a bootsector virus, and the virusscanner can't clean it, use the fdisk/mbr command. If you can't boot anymore due to this command, use ranish partition manager to install a standard bootrecord (can also be used to save or delete the bootrecord)
Johan

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