Microsoft KB Archive/258690

= Seagate Direct Tape Access 3.0 in Windows Me =

Article ID: 258690

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258690



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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/w98?sid=460



SYMPTOMS
Following an upgrade to Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the Seagate Direct Tape Access 3.0 tape backup software startup stops with the following error message:

Unable to initialize device driver AIFSMW.



CAUSE
During Windows Me Setup (upgrade only) the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\aifsmw

is deleted as well as the file it references:

C:\Progra~1\DIRECT~1\SYSTEM\Aifsmw.386



MORE INFORMATION
For more information regarding this software, contact the manufacturer.

For information about how to contact Seagate Technology, Inc., click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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