PRB: Unable to Install C/C++ 7.0 from a Diskless Workstation
  
PSS ID Number: Q102140
Article last modified on 01-25-1995
 
7.00
 
MS-DOS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to use the Setup program to install C/C++ version 7.0 or
any of its associated tools from a diskless workstation (a computer
with no hard disk that is connected to a network) fails and Setup
indicates that insufficient disk space is available.
 
CAUSE
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The Setup program checks the available disk space on the local hard
disk before it prompts for the drive and directory into which to
install the compiler or its tools.
 
RESOLUTION
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Setup does not support installing the compiler to a machine that does
not have a local hard disk. According to the system requirements for
C/C++ version 7.0, a hard disk "with 20 megabytes or more storage
available" is necessary. The only method to work around this
restriction involves installing the compiler to another computer and
copying the installation to the desired destination computer.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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To install C/C++ version 7.0 directory to a network disk, change the
destination directory from C:\C700 to the network disk. However, Setup
checks for available disk space before it prompts for the destination
disk. If no hard disk is present, Setup displays an error dialog box
and does not allow you to specify a different destination disk drive.
 
Additional reference words: 7.00
KBCategory: kbsetup kbprb
KBSubcategory: c7setup
 
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
