[Discussion] DOS Critical Error

[Dale A Cook]

Carl Gehr wrote:
> One more question:  Doesn't DOS have a maximum partition size?
> I know I have had to create a small partition [FAT16] to install
> some old Win16 programs because even with an empty, but larger
> drive, the installer says there's not enough space.
>
> I don't know what the number is, but I'm sure there are problems
> with a size greater than 'n...nMB'.
>
> Carl
>
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:03:11 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Clayton wrote:
>
>> Brian,
>>
>> Firstly, Is it an 800 GB or an 80 GB. (Wow. How things have GROWN!)
>>
>> Secondly, HOW did you partition the drive? (LVM, Part'n. Magic,
>>           Part'n Manager)
>>
>> Thirdly, Besides the Boot Manager partition which HAS TO BE a Primary,
>>          what type/kind are the others.
>> (Is there an EXTENDED boundary into which some fit and are, therefore, LOGICAL drives?)
>>
>> Lastly, you're using 'only' 16-17GBs of an 800MB drive. Is that what you bought it for? (to waste space?)  ;-)
>>
>> Thomas Clayton
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Brian Grawburg<grawburg at myglnc.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> From: Brian Grawburg<grawburg at myglnc.com>
>>> Subject: [Discussion] DOS Critical Error
>>> To: "POSSI"<discussion at lists.possi.org>
>>> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 9:39 AM
>>> I have an 800 GB HD partial
>>> partitioned.
>>> 7.8 MB (Boot Mgr)
>>> 502 MB
>>> 3757 MB
>>> 6000 MB
>>> 6000 MB
>>>
>>> I am able to make folders in the last 6K partition and
>>> could write some data to it. Now I get this error when I try
>>> to save data
>>> into new folders I made.  DOS Critical Error, cannot
>>> find [here is the folder name].  Anyone understand
>>> what's going on?
>
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	In old times;  FAT16 was limited to 2GB maximum ???????