XP cannot mount W98 DoubleSpace compressed diskete

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Daniel K. Smyth

Have WinXP Home. Attempting to "Mount" a diskette created by W98 DoubleSpace
but cannot find any referrence to DoubleSpace in Win Help. Nor any
referrence to DoubleSpace in Control Panel Add/Remove Windows Programs.

Any assistance appreciated, ASAP.
Thanks
SiMahDan
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

DoubleSpace, or any other compressed drive, is not supported by Windows XP.
You must uncompress the diskette within Windows 98 before upgrading.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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Have WinXP Home. Attempting to "Mount" a diskette created by W98 DoubleSpace
but cannot find any referrence to DoubleSpace in Win Help. Nor any
referrence to DoubleSpace in Control Panel Add/Remove Windows Programs.

Any assistance appreciated, ASAP.
Thanks
SiMahDan
 

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