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Err Msg: The Compression Driver Cannot Be Set Up Correctly...
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When you start your computer using a Windows 98 Startup disk, or when you restart your computer after upgrading to Windows 98, you may receive the following error message:
The compression driver cannot be set up correctly. Get a version from your vendor that is compatible with this version of Windows.
Or, after you start your computer using a Windows 98 Startup disk, you
may be unable to gain access to a hard disk compressed with DriveSpace.
This behavior occurs because Windows 98 Setup does not update the
DriveSpace compression files (Drvspace.bin and Dblspace.bin) in the root
folder of compressed drive C. When you create a Windows 98 Startup disk,
the older compression files from compressed drive C are copied to the
Startup disk.
To resolve this issue, copy the updated compression files to drive C and
then create a new Startup disk. To do so, use the following steps.
Update the Compression Files on Drive C
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
- Check the date of the Dblspace.bin and Drvspace.bin files in the root folder of drive C by typing dir /a c:\d??space.bin at the command prompt, and then pressing ENTER.
- If the files are not dated 5/11/98, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:
c:
cd\
attrib -s -h -r c:\d??space.bin
ren c:\d??space.bin *.old
copy windows\command\drvspace.bin c:\
copy windows\command\drvspace.bin c:\dblspace.bin
attrib +r +s +h c:\d??space.bin
exit
- Restart your computer.
Create a New Startup Disk
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- On the Startup Disk tab, click Create Disk.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.
Typically, the Drvspace.bin and Dblspace.bin files in the root folder of
a compressed drive C are not used. When you start a computer with a
compressed hard disk from the hard disk, the Drvspace.bin or Dblspace.bin
file is loaded from the host drive (typically drive H). Windows 98 Setup
does correctly update the compression files in the root folder of the host
drive.
The older compression files in the root folder of compressed drive C
become a problem only when you create a Startup disk, because the system
files are generally copied from the root folder of drive C rather than the
root folder of the host drive for compressed drive C.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
| kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB187218 |
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