Drives May Appear to Be Missing When Using DriveSpace| Article ID | : | 136597 | | Last Review | : | November 15, 2006 | | Revision | : | 1.1 |
This article was previously published under Q136597
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
Windows folder.
SYMPTOMS
After you perform a DriveSpace operation (such as compressing an existing
drive) or make a change to your computer's hardware configuration (such as
adding a new hard disk), one or more of the drives may no longer be
available.
 Back to the top
CAUSE
The drives that are no longer available have been hidden by DriveSpace.
Back to the top RESOLUTION
To make the drives available again, use one of the following methods:
| • | If the hidden drive is a host drive for a DriveSpace compressed drive,
you may be able to make the drive available using DriveSpace. To do so,
follow these steps:
| 1. | Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories,
point to System Tools, and then click DriveSpace. | | 2. | Click the compressed drive for which the hidden drive is a host
drive, and the click Properties on the Drive menu. | | 3. | Click the Hide Host Drive check box to clear it. | | 4. | Click OK. |
| | • | If the hidden drive is not a host drive for a DriveSpace compressed
drive, you must modify the value for the "NoDrives" DWORD in the
following registry key to make the drive available:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\Explorer
To make all the drives available, change the value for NoDrives to 00.
If you want to hide specific drives, you can do so using DriveSpace.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys
And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that
you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and
User.dat) before you edit the registry.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee
that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be
solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
|
Back to the top STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Back to the top Back to the top | Other Support Options - Contact Microsoft
Phone Numbers, Support Options and Pricing, Online Help, and more. - Customer Service
For non-technical assistance with product purchases, subscriptions, online services, events, training courses, corporate sales, piracy issues, and more. - Newsgroups
Pose a question to other users. Discussion groups and Forums about specific Microsoft products, technologies, and services.
|
|
