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Q152612: Err Msg: Drvspace 484… Incompatible Compression Driver

Article: Q152612
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg win95
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are attempting to perform any operation with Drvspace.exe, you may
receive the following error message:

  The compression driver that is currently loaded is incompatible with your
  version of Windows compression.

  Drvspace 484

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur for either of the following reasons:

- The following line appears in the Dblspace.ini file:

  Drvspace3 = 0

- An old or damaged version of the Drvspace.bin or Dblspace.bin file exists on
  the hard disk.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Dblspace.ini file.

2. Delete the following line:

  Drivespace 3 = 0

If this does not resolve the problem, replace all occurrences of the Dblspace.bin
and Drvspace.bin files using one of the following methods:

- If you installed Microsoft Plus! and are using DriveSpace 3, extract the
  Drvplus.bin file from the Plus_1.cab file on the Microsoft Plus! CD-ROM or
  disk 1, then rename the extracted file to Drvspace.bin.

- If you do not have Microsoft Plus! installed and are using DriveSpace,
  extract the Drvspace.bin file from the Precopy1.cab file on the Windows 95
  CD-ROM or disk 1.

- If you updated your Startup disk when you compressed your drive, a copy of
  the Drvspace.bin file also resides on the Startup disk.

For information about using the Extract tool, type "extract" (without quotation
marks) at a command prompt, or see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Additional query words: drvspace484

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPlus95
Version           : 95

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