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Q134862: Compressed Drive Not Mounted When Windows 95 Restarts

Article: Q134862
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you create a new compressed drive, or mount an existing compressed drive, on
a non-removable media drive, and you then perform an operation that causes
Windows 95 to restart, the compressed drive is not mounted after Windows 95
restarts. If you restart the computer, the compressed drive is mounted.

CAUSE
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The protected-mode DriveSpace driver automatically mounts only compressed drives
located on the following media:

- Removable media drives.

- Drives that cannot be accessed in real mode (for example, PCMCIA hard disks
  for which protected-mode drivers are loaded).

- Drives that were originally mounted by the real-mode DriveSpace driver as the
  computer booted.

The new or existing compressed drive was not mounted by the real-mode DriveSpace
driver when the computer started, so it is not automatically mounted by the
protected-mode DriveSpace driver as Windows 95 restarts.

RESOLUTION
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To mount the compressed drive, restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION
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A compressed drive that is located on a non-removable media drive is typically
first mounted by the real-mode DriveSpace driver as the computer starts. As
Windows 95 starts, the protected-mode DriveSpace driver inherits the currently
mounted compressed drives, and automatically mounts any removable media or
protected-mode-only drives currently in the system.

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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