Article: Q135813
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 18-JUL-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use DriveSpace 3 to compress a drive on a computer with 22 local
drives, you receive the following error message:
Drive letters C through Z are in use. You need a free drive letter to mount a
compressed drive.
To free a drive letter, disconnect a network drive or unmount a compressed
drive you aren't using now.
RESOLUTION
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To compress a drive on a computer with the configuration stated above, you must
add the line "firstdrive=Y" to the Drvspace.ini file. The Drvspace.ini file
should be located in the root directory of the compressed drive, and should have
its Hidden, Read-Only, and System attributes set. To remove these attributes (so
you can edit the file), type the following line at an MS-DOS prompt:
" attrib -r -h -s drvspace.ini " (without the quotation marks)
Add the line "firstdrive=Y" (without the quotation marks) to the beginning of the
file, save and close the file, and then restart Windows 95.
STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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Keywords : win95
Technology : kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbPlus95
Version : 95
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