Windows XP and DriveSpace

[Russell]

I need to access data saved on an Iomega Zip disk that
has been compressed with DriveSpace 3, apparently under
Windows 95.
Is there any way I can read this disk in Windows XP? I
have a current USP zip drive.

Regards,
Russell.

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[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

I need to access data saved on an Iomega Zip disk that
has been compressed with DriveSpace 3, apparently under
Windows 95.
Is there any way I can read this disk in Windows XP? I
have a current USP zip drive.

Russell,

Windows XP does not support the reading of the Windows 9x compressed formats
(e.g. DriveSpace)
You will need to find a Windows 9x machine and uncompress the data and
transfer to the Windows XP machine.

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

WinXP can't read the file compression used in Drivespace3 - you need to
recover the files on a Win98 machine, or decompress the drive first.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone