Article: Q125709
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the /RATIO switch to set the estimated compression ratio (ECR) when
you are creating a new, empty compressed drive with the DRVSPACE /CREATE
command, the ratio value that you specify is ignored. The ECR for the new
compressed drive defaults to 2.0:1.
CAUSE
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The /RATIO switch is not valid when used with the DRVSPACE /CREATE command.
WORKAROUND
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Set the ECR for the new compressed drive after the drive has been created. To
set the ECR for the drive, use the DRVSPACE /RATIO command, or run DriveSpace
from inside Windows 95.
The syntax for the DRVSPACE /RATIO command is
DRVSPACE /RATIO=n.n <drive>
where n.n is the new ratio you want to use and <drive> is the drive letter
of the compressed drive.
To change the ECR from inside Windows 95 DriveSpace, perform the following
steps:
1. Click the compressed drive whose ratio you want to change
2. On the Advanced menu, click Change Ratio
3. Drag the slider to the desired value.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95. We are researching
this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
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When you create or resize a compressed drive, DriveSpace defaults to a ratio of
2.0:1. The default ECR is always used by DriveSpace when you use the DRVSPACE
/CREATE command.
REFERENCES
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For a complete description of the command-line parameters for DriveSpace, see
the Microsoft Windows 95 "Resource Kit," Appendix A, "Command-Line Command
Summary," or run the MS-DOS 6.22 Help by typing
" help drvspace " (without the quotation marks)
from the DOS directory at an MS-DOS prompt.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory
Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version : WINDOWS:95
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