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
 
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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