dave@tygra.UUCP (David Conrad) (02/01/91)
In article <valley.665336219@gsbsun> valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) writes: > > I am using QDR.COM, version 1-28-87 (Yes, I know that's old, but > I think its the most current) and I can't get the form: > QDR d:label > to work. (It formats correctly, but doesn't label the diskette) > What's worse is, I swear this used to work (like a year or so ago) > but now I can't get it to work on any platform I try it on > (network, non-network, 5.25, 3.5, etc) > > What gives? Five'll getcha ten that you've recently upgraded to DOS 4.x. In previous versions the volume label was kept in the root directory of the volume in a file (actually, as a filename with no data attached to it) with a bit set in its attributes indicating that it was the label. But no longer! In version 4.x the label is stored in the boot sector, which has been extended to contain additional information (the label and a serial number, among other things). Since QDR.COM was apparently written before, and so without knowledge of, 4.x, it can't set the label on a disk. Followups should be redirected somewhere else, but I don't know where. -- David Conrad tygra!dave@uunet.uu.net tygra!dave@sharkey.cc.umich.edu (If at first you don't succeed, be persistant and creative, as there have been problems recently with email to this site.) -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Computer Conferencing and File Archive = - 1-313-343-0800, 300/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. AVAILABLE VIA PC-PURSUIT!!! (City code "MIDET") = E-MAIL Address: dave@DDMI.COM