Error: Files required to manage your...(due to missing MINI.CAB file).
Error:
Files required to manage your compressed drive(s) are missing on drive <x>. To restore these files, copy the MINI.CAB from your Windows 95 Setup Disk 1 or CD-ROM into your Windows directory. The next time you run ... the missing files will be restored.
Cause:
These errors occur when the files in the hidden Failsafe\Failsafe.drv directory on drive C:\ are missing and DriveSpace cannot find the MINI.CAB file in the Windows 95 System subdirectory.
Solution:
Use Windows Explorer to copy the MINI.CAB file from the original Windows 95 distribution media to the Windows 95 System subfolder.
Do one of the following:
1) Copy the MINI.CAB file from the original Windows 95 distribution media CD-ROM:
a) Insert the original Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
b) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
c) Select 'Programs' and select 'Windows Explorer'.
1] Select the CD-ROM drive directory (usually D:\) from the left pane of the Explorer window. (The contents of the CD appear in the right pane of the Explorer window.)
NOTE: The MINI.CAB file is in the Win95 folder of the Windows 95 distribution CD.
2] Double-click the Win95 folder in the right pane of the Explorer window. (The contents of the folder appear.)
3] Select the MINI.CAB file.
4] Select the 'Edit' menu in the Explorer window, and select 'Copy'.
5] In the left pane of the Explorer window, double-click the C:\ drive.
6] Double-click the Windows folder.
7] Double-click the System folder.
8] Select the 'Edit' menu and select 'Paste'. (The MINI.CAB file is copied to the C:\Windows\System folder.)
d) (Optional) Select 'Programs' and select 'MS-DOS Prompt'. (The 'MS-DOS' window appears.)
1] Type the following command at the DOS prompt, and press ENTER:
COPY <x>:\WIN95\MINI.CAB <z>:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
(where <x> is the letter designation of the CD-ROM drive and <z> is the letter designation of the hard drive containing the Windows\System folder).
2) Copy the MINI.CAB file from Disk 1 of the 3.5-inch Windows 95 distribution media diskette set:
a) Insert the Windows 95 diskette labeled 'Disk #1' into the floppy drive.
b) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
c) Select 'Programs' and select 'Windows Explorer'.
1] Select the diskette drive from the left pane of the Explorer window. (The contents of the diskette appear in the right pane of the Explorer window.)
NOTE: The MINI.CAB file is in the Win95 folder of the Windows 95 distribution CD.
2] Double-click the Win95 folder in the right pane of the Explorer Window. (The contents of the folder appear.)
3] Select the MINI.CAB file.
4] Select the 'Edit' menu of the Explorer window, and select 'Copy'.
5] In the left pane of the Explorer window, double-click the C:\ drive.
6] Double-click the Windows folder.
7] Double-click the System folder.
8] Select the 'Edit' menu and select 'Paste'. (The MINI.CAB file is copied to the C:\Windows\System folder.)
d) (Optional) Select 'Programs' and select 'MS-DOS Prompt'. (The 'MS-DOS' window appears.)
1] Type the following command at the DOS prompt:
COPY <x>:\WIN95\MINI.CAB <z>:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
(where <x> is the letter designation of the CD-ROM drive and <z> is the letter designation of the hard drive containing the Windows\System folder).
