Microsoft KB Archive/192351

= Disk Compression Tools Check Box Missing from Windows Setup =

Article ID: 192351

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q192351



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, the Disk Compression Tools check box may be missing from the System Tools dialog box.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the disk compression tools are already installed. When the disk compression tools are installed, Windows 98 removes this check box to prevent the removal of DriveSpace.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue (for example, if you want to reinstall disk compression tools), manually create a .inf file to restore the Disk Compression Tools check box. To do so, use the following steps:

  Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to create a file with the following lines:

 [version] signature="$CHICAGO$"

[DefaultInstall] AddReg=Enable.Drvspace

[Enable.Drvspace] HKLM,%KEY_OPTIONAL%,"Dxxspace",,"dxxspace" HKLM,%KEY_OPTIONAL%\dxxspace,INF,,"applets1.inf" HKLM,%KEY_OPTIONAL%\dxxspace,Section,,"dxxspace" HKLM,%KEY_OPTIONAL%\dxxspace,Installed,,"0"

[Strings] KEY_OPTIONAL  = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OptionalComponents"  Save the file, and then rename it to "dxxspace.inf" (without the quotation marks). For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Renaming files" topic. Right-click the file, and then click Install. Restart your computer.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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