Error Msg: Not Enough Space to Create a File in TEMP Directory
  
PSS ID Number: Q122187
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to open or save a file in PowerPoint running in Windows 3.x,
or to insert an OLE object into a PowerPoint slide, you may receive the
following error:
 
   Sorry, there's not enough disk space available to create a
   required file in your TEMP directory
 
CAUSE
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This error can occur for of any of the following reasons:
 
 - Your SET TEMP statement is invalid.
 
 - Your TEMP directory does not exist.
 
 - The drive where your TEMP directory is located is low on space.
 
 - The VSHARE.386 device driver is not installed and loaded.
 
 - The Swap file is corrupt.
 
WORKAROUND
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When this problem occurs, you should be able to save your presentation
successfully as a PowerPoint 3.0 file, although you will lose any
PowerPoint 4.0-only features (such as rotated text and dotted lines).
 
To troubleshoot the problem, do the following:
 
1. Check your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to make sure you have a valid SET TEMP
   statement. This statement will look like the following example:
 
      SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
 
   Also verify that the directory specified really exists on your hard
   drive.
 
2. Ensure that there is adequate available disk space on the drive where
   the TEMP directory is located.
 
3. Check the [386 ENH] section of the Windows SYSTEM.INI file and verify
   that the following line exists:
 
      Device=VSHARE.386
 
   If this line is missing from the [386 ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI
   file, PowerPoint was either not installed successfully, or the
   SYSTEM.INI file has been modified since the installation of PowerPoint.
   You can add this line yourself if the file VSHARE.386 is actually
   present in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
 
4. If the Device=VSHARE.386 line is missing from SYSTEM.INI and VSHARE.386
   is not present on your computer, you should reinstall PowerPoint. This
   will restore the missing file and any other components that may be
   necessary to run PowerPoint.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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VSHARE.386 is a virtual device driver that is intended to replace SHARE.EXE
when Windows is running in 386 enhanced mode.
 
Unlike SHARE (which uses global conventional memory), VSHARE uses extended
memory to store its copy of open file information. This greatly increases
the number of open files that Windows can work with at once. Applications
that use file locking, such as PowerPoint, are less likely to run out of
file locks with VSHARE than with SHARE.
 
Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c power point powerpt
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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbole kbusage
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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