Re: viewing files

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 06/06/04


Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:49:00 -0700

You're welcome.

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"Tammy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:18de101c44bda$fa86f9c0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank You for your help!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Drivespace was a Windows 98 utility that doesn't exist
> on XP.  If the files
>>were compressed using a tool you received with your zip
> drive, you will need
>>it to uncompress the files and may have to contact
> Iomega for help with this
>>issue.  If it was compressed using the compression
> utility on Windows 98,
>>you will need to uncompress the files using a Windows 98
> setup before being
>>able to access the files in XP.
>>
>>-- 
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Tammy" <Blutigereye@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:185f401c44b57$8d628ae0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I am trying to copy files from a zip disk to a CD.  The
>>> problem is that the files were stored to the zip while
>>> running Win'98.  the only file visible on the disk is
> the
>>> following  "read me" :
>>>
>>> "This disk was compressed using DriveSpace 3, which
>>> requires Windows 98.
>>>
>>> To use this disk, you must first mount it. To mount it:
>>>
>>>  1. Run DriveSpace by choosing Run from the Windows 98
>>> Start menu,and then typing DRVSPACE.
>>>
>>>  2. In DriveSpace, click the drive that contains this
>>> disk,click the Advanced menu, and then click Mount.
>>>
>>> (If this file is located on a drive other than the
>>> physical drive
>>> that contains the disk, then the compressed drive is
>>> already mounted).
>>>
>>> To automatically mount all available compressed drives,
>>> click the Advanced menu, click Settings, and then check
>>> the "Automatically mount
>>> new compressed drives" box.
>>>
>>> IMPORTANT: To mount and use this compressed disk, you
>>> must be running Windows 98."
>>>
>>> Everything I have read in the Windows help file says
> that
>>> I should be able to view these files but I cannot
> figure
>>> out how.  Can Anyone help?
>>
>>
>>.
>> 


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