Compression problems

[Pedro]

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Hello,

I consistently get the following error message when i try
to use the internal windows compression utility to
package files

windows compression (zipped) file error
cannot create output file

it doesnt matter what type of files i am zipping up, same
problem

it will happen approximately 70% of the time

i was told it could be a problem writing to the hard
disk, so i replaced the hard disk and a fresh install of
windows, same problem

ive tried replacing my memory modules, same problem

i have onboard LAN and VIDEO (not that it should make a
difference)

the only thing i havent done is replaced the board

any suggestions?

thanks

 

[Guest]

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Is your drive formatted NTFS?

How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987&Product=winxp

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"Pedro" wrote:

| Hello,
|
| I consistently get the following error message when i try
| to use the internal windows compression utility to
| package files
|
| windows compression (zipped) file error
| cannot create output file
|
| it doesnt matter what type of files i am zipping up, same
| problem
|
| it will happen approximately 70% of the time
|
| i was told it could be a problem writing to the hard
| disk, so i replaced the hard disk and a fresh install of
| windows, same problem
|
| ive tried replacing my memory modules, same problem
|
| i have onboard LAN and VIDEO (not that it should make a
| difference)
|
| the only thing i havent done is replaced the board
|
| any suggestions?
|
| thanks