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   Message 96 of 237   
   Mike Tripp to Doug Mccomber   
   DOS and HPFS   
   11 Jun 12 09:50:13   
   
   Hello Doug!   
      
   07 Jun 12 08:18, Doug Mccomber wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    ml>> ============================================== 2GBFIX is a   
    ml>> workaround for a problem that occurs in DOS and WIN-OS/2 sessions   
    ml>> under OS/2 (and possibly other OSes that provide virtual DOS   
    ml>> sessions) when you have disks or partitions that exceed 2 GB   
    ml>> (2048 MB) in size.   
      
    DM> Thanks Mark.  I'll have to give that one a try to see if it solves my   
    DM> particular issue as that would be better than re-partitioning.   
      
   If that doesn't work, SPACEHOG might.  It actually fills the extra space with   
   a hidden file so that free space is <=2gb (no TSR req'd) and resizes the   
   hidden file as necessary on subsequent runs.  It is circa 2000, so don't know   
   if it might choke on multi-terabyte drives.   
      
      
   .\\ike   
      
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