Thanks for the info Roger...................uh oh.............there was one time when I did choose the compression option (on 8-29) and after an hr I ended up stopping it. I hope I didn't mess something up by choosing that option......crap! Sandy in Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "PCTT" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Drive compression > I'm afraid drive compression came about long before there were any large > drive problems! Quite the contrary is true. > It came out in DOS 6.00 and as I recall became a PITA almost immediately. > It > caused more problems than it solved and was never very popular? I've > always > avoided it like the plague> > > The fact remains that any compression scheme has to be removed before you > can format a HDD. I don't know if there are any compressed volumes on the > drive in question but my interpretation of the facts presented would > indicate a very high probability that the drive was partially compressed, > or > in the process, when a format was attemped. Next step: enter Dick Tracy, > P.I., stage right? > It may be possible to remove all partitions from within Computer > Management > but I've never attempted to do that. > There are Commandline utilities, listed in Help, in Computer Management, > that may be required, again I've had no experience. > And, to coin a phrase, I got no experience by design!.......... I've never > even considered compressing a HDD. > > ---------------- > "From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with > which I will not put." > - Sir Winston Churchill > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------