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From: paine@rust.dec.com (Willy Paine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Compress large HD partition files
Message-ID: <8904252242.AA14012@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 25 Apr 89 22:42:34 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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Recently I changed hard disk partition to full 300 megB in one drive.
I am using Compaq 386 with DOS 3.31 and I could not compress with
VOPT and PCTools Compress v5.2 at all, even they are developing for 
Dos 3.31/4.01 up to 512 megB hard disk!!   I have tried with 130 meg
B partition without any problem.   I have over 38 megB free from
300 megB.  VOPT will freeze but can be warmboot to restart dos again.
I tried to run PCTools Compress (newest version) but there is an error
message on analyse and sorting directory that there is not enough 
memory to do this.  I have 5megB memory and I use either CEMM or QEMM
v4.2 memory management.  I have tried to reboot without any config.sys
or autoexec.bat in hoping to get more memory etc.   Norton Utility 
Advanced v4.5's SD will work fine but this is interactive only.  I want
to run non-interactive batch file during night.
 
Please advice me.. thanks in advance...
 
Willy