Microsoft KB Archive/311110

= Compression Agent Message Occurs When You Start Windows =

Article ID: 311110

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q311110



SYMPTOMS
When you start Windows, you may receive the following message:

Compression Agent

Compression Agent runs only on DriveSpace 3 compressed drives.

To compress your drive, or to upgrade it to DriveSpace 3 format,

you need to run DriveSpace 3.

Would you like to run DriveSpace 3 now?



CAUSE
This issue can occur if a shortcut in the Windows Startup group incorrectly loads the C:\Program Files\PLUS!\Cmpagent.exe file when Windows starts. Cmpagent.exe is the executable file for Microsoft Compression Agent.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, determine which shortcut or Startup group item starts Cmpagent.exe, and then remove it from the Startup group.

NOTE: The shortcut that starts Cmpagent.exe may vary.

For additional information about isolating Startup group items, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

281965 How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB311110

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