PRACC9309: Custom Setup Gives Misleading Low Disk Space Error

PSS ID Number: Q103994
Article last modified on 10-12-1993

1.10
WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Access Distribution Kit version 1.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Custom Setup with only a small amount of hard disk space
available, the Setup program alerts you to make additional disk space
available. However, the amount of disk space that you are told to free
up is not enough to complete the entire Setup program. Subsequently,
you get a Setup error message.

CAUSE
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This error occurs because Setup calculates only the remaining space
required for a successful Setup, based on the files that it provides.
It does not take into account the space that your application's files
will require.
For example, say that you have only 10K of hard disk space remaining
and you attempt to run Custom Setup. You get an error message stating
that you need an additional 90K of disk space. In reality, this number
reflects only how much more disk space you need to install the
Microsoft Access Distribution Kit (ADK) Setup support files, not your
own application's files.

RESOLUTION
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Estimate the size of your application and free at least that amount,
if not more, of disk space to allow for all required files.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access
Distribution Kit version 1.1. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.

Additional reference words: 1.10 Setup
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: StpProb StpWinothr
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.