When you try to uncompress a drive compressed with DriveSpace, the process
may stop at 24 percent finished and then state that it needs to restart
Windows 95 in a special mode. When your computer restarts, it restarts
Windows 95 and the uncompress operation is not completed.
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This behavior can occur if you use Partition Magic to create additional
partitions on the drive. When you do, Partition Magic may change the drive
letter assignment for the host drive from its default letter (usually
drive H).
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
| 1. | Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message,
press the F8 key and then choose "Safe Mode Command Prompt Only" from
the Startup menu.
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| 2. | Change the attributes of the Drvspace.ini or Dblspace.ini file in the
root folder of the physical boot drive. To do so, change to the root
folder of the physical boot drive and then type the following line
attrib -s -h -r <filename>
where <filename> is either Dblspace.ini or Drvspace.ini
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| 3. | Open the Drvspace.ini or Dblspace.ini file using any text editor (such
as Edit.com).
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| 4. | Locate the line that reads:
ActivateDrive=H,C0
Change the "H" in this line to the drive letter that is assigned to
the host drive.
For example, if the host drive is actually drive I, change the line to
read:
ActivateDrive=I,C0
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| 5. | Save and then close the file.
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| 6. | Restart your computer.
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| 7. | Run the uncompress operation again.
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independent of Microsoft. We make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability. For technical
support, contact Power Quest at magic@powerquest.com or visit Power
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