DriveSpace 3 and Windows XP?????!!!!!

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I compressed some zip disks on my old computer using windows 98. Now that I have Windows XP I cannot open any files on those disks. There are some important documents on them. I get a message that tells me I need to run DRVSPACE and mount the disk. I can't find anything about DRVSPACE on my computer. What can I do to salvage my data? Do I need to, or can you, install Windows 98 on the same computer with my windows XP? PLEASE HELP I AM GOING OUT OF MY MIND...almost.
 
You will either have to locate a WIN 98 system or install Win 98 as a dual
boot on your present computer to be able to access the Drivespace 3 disks.
WIN XP does not have a converter for them unfortunately. (Hopefully you
still have access to your old system.) If you set up a dual boot, you would
not be able to access any NTFS formatted volume on any hard drive with the
WIN 98 boot so make sure you have at least one partition on a hard drive to
copy the ZIP DISK files to.

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Bryant G said:
I compressed some zip disks on my old computer using windows 98. Now that
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I have Windows XP I cannot open any files on those disks. There are some
important documents on them. I get a message that tells me I need to run
DRVSPACE and mount the disk. I can't find anything about DRVSPACE on my
computer. What can I do to salvage my data? Do I need to, or can you,
install Windows 98 on the same computer with my windows XP? PLEASE HELP I
AM GOING OUT OF MY MIND...almost.
 
Cannot Restore Backups That You Create in Windows 95, Windows 98,
or Windows Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305381

You may have success restoring Win 9X backups (.qic files)
with Stomp BackupMYPC (formerly Veritas Backup Exec),

There's a 30 day free trial, so try it out!

http://www.stompinc.com/trial/index.phtml

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I compressed some zip disks on my old computer using windows 98. Now that I have Windows XP I cannot open
any files on those disks. There are some important documents on them. I get a message that tells me I need
to run DRVSPACE and mount the disk. I can't find anything about DRVSPACE on my computer. What can I do to
salvage my data? Do I need to, or can you, install Windows 98 on the same computer with my windows XP?
PLEASE HELP I AM GOING OUT OF MY MIND...almost.
 
fFnd a computer that is using win98 and read the disks, then either write
them on a cdrom or send them be email to your own email.


Bryant G said:
I compressed some zip disks on my old computer using windows 98. Now that
Click to expand...
I have Windows XP I cannot open any files on those disks. There are some
important documents on them. I get a message that tells me I need to run
DRVSPACE and mount the disk. I can't find anything about DRVSPACE on my
computer. What can I do to salvage my data? Do I need to, or can you,
install Windows 98 on the same computer with my windows XP? PLEASE HELP I
AM GOING OUT OF MY MIND...almost.
 
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