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Booting from compressed drive
Are you having trouble starting Windows, or are you having trouble mounting
the compressed drive? If it's the compressed drive, what is the command you are using to mount it, and what is the error message that is being generated? If you are having problem starting Windows, exactly how far through the startup process do you get and what messages (if any) appear at the point where it stops?: -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) wrote in message ldnet.att.net... Hi, A user ran out of space on C: (way back when). A helpful person compressed the whole C: drive. The user ran out of space again so she deleted "some files," incl. system files. I can boot the PC from EBD to DOS but I cannot start windows (can't mount the compressed drive). DRVSPACE.BIN and DBLSPACE.BIN at the root of the host drive. Any info on dealing with compressed boot drive would be appreciated (any help). |
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I don't know what command you are using to mount the compressed volume, so
it's hard to say where the problem is. Start here for information on configuring the INI file to mount compressed volumes automatically: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=100536 DBLSPACE.INI File Settings -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) wrote in message ldnet.att.net... snip I can boot from EBD floppy. In DOS, I can see the compressed drive (whatever.000) file. There are no corresponding .INI and .MR1 files. After copying back IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS and the two .BIN, the drive still will not mount. |
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First compare drvspace.bin and dblspace.bin and make sure that they are the
same size and date. They are the same file with different names so that they will work with older and newer versions of drivespace/dblspace and if they differ, then one is corrupt or from the wrong version of DOS/Windows. Now, I suggest that you change the attributes of drvspace.ini or dblspace.ini (whichever you have - you do NOT want both) so that you can rename the file and start fresh. A corrupt header on this file is a common reason for being unable to mount a compressed drive. The ini file and the bin file must match. For instance, if you have dblspace.bin then you must have dblspace.ini to mount it. Once you have renamed the ini file, create a new one using Notepad. (you can do this on another computer and copy it to the root of the one that won't boot). Include only an ActivateDrive line as described in this article: DBLSPACE.INI File Settings http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=100536 Once you have the matching bin and ini, you may also be able to mount the bin file using Scandisk. Boot from a Win98 boot disk (A and then run Scandisk /mount. Hopefully, this will help you mount the drive. Windows may not start if system files were deleted but you should be able to see the Windows folder and then delete enough files so that you can reinstall Windows to replace the missing files. If you receive any messages during this process, please report back the exact message that you receive. PattyL wrote in message ldnet.att.net... Hi, A user ran out of space on C: (way back when). A helpful person compressed the whole C: drive. The user ran out of space again so she deleted "some files," incl. system files. I can boot the PC from EBD to DOS but I cannot start windows (can't mount the compressed drive). DRVSPACE.BIN and DBLSPACE.BIN at the root of the host drive. Any info on dealing with compressed boot drive would be appreciated (any help). TIA J -- Replies to: Nherr1professor2doktor31109(at)Oyahoo(dot)Tcom |
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Do you know what version of DOS/Windows made the compressed drive, i.e. what
ver of DriveSpace or DoubleSpace the CVF is? Once you know, SYS the C: drive with the same version, ensure dlbspace.bin or drvspace.bin is in the root of C: If the compression is an older version that came with DOS, you will need to run DBLSPACE or DRVSPACE to gain access to the CVF. If it's compressed under Win9x, use the SCANDISK /MOUNT command to gain access to the CVF. wrote in message ldnet.att.net... Hi, A user ran out of space on C: (way back when). A helpful person compressed the whole C: drive. The user ran out of space again so she deleted "some files," incl. system files. I can boot the PC from EBD to DOS but I cannot start windows (can't mount the compressed drive). DRVSPACE.BIN and DBLSPACE.BIN at the root of the host drive. Any info on dealing with compressed boot drive would be appreciated (any help). TIA J -- Replies to: Nherr1professor2doktor31109(at)Oyahoo(dot)Tcom |
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Awesome! Glad to hear that you got the drive mounted.
PattyL wrote in message ldnet.att.net... Re-creating the .INI file (it was missing) "did it." After that, scandisk mounted the drive. Thanks again (all) for your help. J -- Replies to: Nherr1professor2doktor31109(at)Oyahoo(dot)Tcom |
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