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Err Msg: CVF Has Been Deleted or Has Been Seriously Damaged

Article ID: 125188

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q125188

SYMPTOMS

When you start your computer, you receive the following error message immediately after the "Starting MS-DOS" message:

Error: CVF has been deleted or has been seriously damaged

CAUSE

This error message can occur if you use Symantec's Norton Disk Doctor version 7.0 with the /Q (quick) option. Norton Disk Doctor version 7.0 is compatible with DoubleSpace, but is not compatible with DriveSpace. If you run Norton Disk Doctor version 7.0 without the /Q option it can find false problems with the CVF.

WORKAROUND

Do not use Norton Disk Doctor version 7.0 with MS-DOS 6.22 and DriveSpace. Using EDIT.COM, edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remark the NDD.EXE line. To remark the line, change it to read:

   REM C:\NU\NDD.EXE /Q

You need a newer version of Norton Utilities in order to run Norton Disk Doctor with DriveSpace.

MORE INFORMATION

According to Symantec, Norton Utilities version 8 is compatible with DriveSpace and will correct problems with the DriveSpace compression structure. The Norton Utilities and Norton Disk Doctor are manufactured by Symantec Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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