win 98 main os problem

[Guest dawn]

windows 98 os ans alot of the files are missing the hard disk is compressed

and im trying to install 2000 to have working os but the hard disk is

compressed and i cant uncompress the drive what do i do to beable to install

the 2000 to have running os

[Guest MEB]

Re: win 98 main os problem

 

 

 

"dawn" <mrskitty28@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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| windows 98 os ans alot of the files are missing the hard disk is

compressed

| and im trying to install 2000 to have working os but the hard disk is

| compressed and i cant uncompress the drive what do i do to beable to

install

| the 2000 to have running os

 

 

If what you're indicating is that drive space / double space was used on

the drive, you will have to use the original program to uncompress the

drive. Try using an ERB disk [emergency recovery boot disk - bootdisk.com].

NOTE: any compressed drive will expand considerable. You will likely need

to uncompress segments of the drive, delete those files after saving [if you

want them], and continue in that manner.

 

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[Guest MEB]

Re: win 98 main os problem

 

 

| "dawn" <mrskitty28@yahoo.com> wrote in message

| news:EF4C87DC-4501-4031-8CB6-CE4D2BE7A586@microsoft.com...

| | windows 98 os ans alot of the files are missing the hard disk is

| compressed

| | and im trying to install 2000 to have working os but the hard disk is

| | compressed and i cant uncompress the drive what do i do to beable to

| install

| | the 2000 to have running os

|

 

 

Suppose I should have posted a few links that might help.

 

Can't access compressed drive, dblspce.bin is not loaded ...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/107136/en-us

 

How to prepare your system ... if you have one or more compressed drives

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316639/en-us

 

Damaged CVFs [compressed drives] and Third-Party Repair Software.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/96880/en-us

 

Incorrect Free Space Reported after Uncompressing Drive

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135957/en-us

 

How to remove DoubleSpace and Preserve your files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/96250/en-us

 

Very large file prevents completion of DoubleSpace Uncompress

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/105100/en-us

 

Error message The following files and subdirectories exist in both ...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188087/en-us

 

Incorrect error message in DriveSpace Uncompress Help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121151/en-us

 

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=LCID%3D1033&spid=&query=uncompressing+drives&adv=&mode=s&cat=False

 

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| If what you're indicating is that drive space / double space was used on

| the drive, you will have to use the original program to uncompress the

| drive. Try using an ERB disk [emergency recovery boot disk -

bootdisk.com].

| NOTE: any compressed drive will expand considerable. You will likely need

| to uncompress segments of the drive, delete those files after saving [if

you

| want them], and continue in that manner.

|

| --

| MEB

| http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

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[Guest philo]

Re: win 98 main os problem

 

 

"dawn" <mrskitty28@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> windows 98 os ans alot of the files are missing the hard disk is

> compressed

> and im trying to install 2000 to have working os but the hard disk is

> compressed and i cant uncompress the drive what do i do to beable to

> install

> the 2000 to have running os

 

 

First off, an upgrade from win98 to Win2000 is very likely to have severe

problems.

best thing to do is backup your data.

Once that's done it will not matter if the drive is compressed...

simply boot from your win2k cd and delete the partition...

and format the drive to perform a clean install