Microsoft KB Archive/197996

= "DriveSpace Alarm 11" During Windows 98 Setup =

Article ID: 197996

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 Q197996



SYMPTOMS
During Windows 98 Setup, you may receive the following error message:

DriveSpace alarm 11. A program has corrupted memory belonging to DriveSpace.

After you receive this error message, your computer may stop responding (hang).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

 Restart your computer. Press and hold down the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.  Edit the Config.sys file to verify that it contains these lines:

     Device=c:\windows\himem.sys Device=c:\windows\emm386.exe x=A000-F7FF noems dos=high, umb rem DeviceHigh=c:\windows\command\drvspace.sys /move

NOTE: If the Config.sys file contains the line "Devicehigh=c:\windows\command\drvspace.sys /move" place a REM statement at the beginning of the line to disable the line.  Restart the computer.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Dblspace.ini or Drvspace.ini file, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 100536

TITLE : DBLSPACE.INI File Settings

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB197996

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