Microsoft KB Archive/158850

{|
 * width="100%"|

Cannot Compress Write-Protected Removable Media

 * }

Q158850

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1
 * Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95

-

SYMPTOMS
When you are compressing a write-protected disk in a removable media drive with DriveSpace, you may receive a message stating that there are errors on the disk. This message is likely to occur with large-capacity removable media when the compress operation is approximately 16 percent complete, and with floppy disks when the compress operation is approximately 25 percent complete.

CAUSE
DriveSpace in OEM Service Release 2 and DriveSpace 3 in Microsoft Plus! perform read and write testing.

RESOLUTION
Remove the write protection on the disk and then run the DriveSpace operation again.

MORE INFORMATION
When you run ScanDisk with OEM Service Release 2 or Microsoft Plus!, ScanDisk may report that the disk is write-protected when the operation is approximately 16 percent complete with large removable media or when the operation is approximately 25 percent complete with floppy disks.

Windows 95 DriveSpace performs read testing but does not perform write testing.

Additional query words:

Keywords : osr2 win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210 kbPlus95