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I wrote: > >FAT32 can be a cause of real problems. Better is to use the version of > >doublespace that comes with Plus and OSR2; it is quite stable, and not > >only eliminates cluster waste but also will compress (if you like). Richard replied: > sounds like the safer course is to delete some unneeded files and partition the > drive. i have a certain fear of doublespace, even without compression. is this > irrational? Yes and no; early versions of doublespace (like the one with OSR1, like you have) had some problems (though are still safer than FAT32). If you can get the later version (i.e., with Plus!, or the even later version off someone's OSR2 CD - it might even be available at the MS web site, though somehow I doubt it), this is quite stable. Still, it is a good idea not to compress the whole drive. What I do is create a 'virtual' compressed drive D, on which I put noncritical stuff (i.e., everything I need to boot, and all mission-critical files go on C, everything else [including Office 97] on D. Works very well - I had a very usable system even on my old 701, with a 340meg HD. - David