Microsoft KB Archive/186179

= Error When You Create a New Compressed Volume Using DriveSpace =

Article ID: 186179

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 Q186179



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the DriveSpace tool to create a new compressed volume, you may receive the following error message

Error:

Windows cannot examine drive . You should check the drive for errors using ScanDisk.

ID Number: DRVSPACE043

where  is the drive letter of a network share or a CD-ROM drive with a CD-ROM inserted. Note that this error message occurs twice for each mapped network drive or CD-ROM drive with a CD-ROM inserted.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because DriveSpace runs ScanDisk for Windows to check all drives (including mapped network drives and CD-ROM drives), but ScanDisk for Windows cannot check network or CD-ROM drives.



RESOLUTION
This problem does not affect the functionality of DriveSpace. To work around this problem, click OK twice for each mapped network drive or CD-ROM drive with a CD-ROM inserted. To prevent these error messages from occurring, remove all CD-ROMs from your CD-ROM drives and disconnect all network drives before running DriveSpace.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbprb KB186179

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