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BITFAT Blue Screen Error with Compressed Floppy Disk

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Article ID:135946
Last Review:January 19, 2007
Revision:1.2
This article was previously published under Q135946

SYMPTOMS

When you use a floppy disk that was compressed with DriveSpace 3, you may receive the following error message:
Drvspace Error: Drive A: (F:\DRVSPACE.000). An error occurred while reading or writing the bitfat on this drive. To fix the problem, run ScanDisk and perform a thorough test of drive A and its host drive F.

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CAUSE

This error message may occur because of a misalignment of the heads on the floppy drive or because of a problem with the floppy disk.

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RESOLUTION

The error message may be safely ignored. If you continue to receive the error message, use one of the following resolutions:
•Reformat the floppy disk.

-or-
•Have the floppy drive checked by your hardware manufacturer.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95
•Microsoft Plus! 95 Standard Edition

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Keywords: 
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