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Re: LABEL in DOS 6.22 "Cannot make directory entry" ???

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From: Anti-spam Chris Kennington
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <OBRCpzaG#GA.244@ntdwwaaw.compuserve.com>
           72027.3605@CompuServe.COM "Bob Bailin" writes:

"You can't label a disk (hard or floppy) with DOS 6.22 or earlier once it's
"been labelled with Win95 or later.  If you don't need the data on the disk,
"reformat it using format c: /u under DOS 6.22, otherwise, use Norton to remove
"the label directory entry using the disk editor.

    What an absolutely fascinating system Win95/98 is!  Does this apply
 to a label created under "DOS 7", ie Win95 restarted into DOS mode or
 booted with StartGUI=0?  (And can you have long volume labels?)

                                                Chris K.
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From: News$@inf-eden.nospam.demon.co.uk (Anti-spam Chris Kennington)
Subject: Re: LABEL in DOS 6.22 "Cannot make directory entry" ???
Date: 1998/12/03
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