Office Err Msg: Setup Needs 900K Free Diskspace

ID: Q121939

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to install Microsoft Office to certain removable drives, you may receive the following error message: 

   Setup needs 900 kb of free diskspace to install Microsoft
   Office successfully
This message is not necessarily an accurate indication of the amount of free disk space available on the target drive.

WORKAROUND

In order for Microsoft Office Setup to be completed successfully, start the Setup program manually. To manually start Microsoft Office Setup, do the following:

1. Exit Windows, and, at the MS-DOS prompt, type "MD ~SETUP" (without the 

   quotation marks) at the root level of the C drive to create a
   directory.
2. To switch to the drive that contains Disk 1 of Microsoft Office, type 
   "A:" (without the quotation marks), where "A" is the appropriate floppy
   disk drive.
3. If you have Microsoft Office version 4.2, decompress the following files 
   by typing the command lines at the prompt:

      decomp _mssetup.ex_ c:\~setup\_mssetup.exe
      decomp acmsetup.ex_ c:\~setup\acmsetup.exe
      decomp acmsetup.hl_ c:\~setup\acmsetup.hlp
      decomp mscpydis.dl_ c:\~setup\mscpydis.dll
      decomp mssetup.dl_ c:\~setup\mssetup.dll
      decomp xlsetup.tt_ c:\~setup\xlsetup.ttf
      decomp wwsetup.tt_ c:\~setup\wwsetup.ttf
      decomp excel_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\excel_bb.dll
      decomp off42_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\off42_bb.dll
      decomp pp4_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\pp4_bb.dll
      decomp word_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\word_bb.dll
      decomp setup.st_ c:\~setup\setup.stf
      decomp setup.in_ c:\~setup\setup.inf
      decomp odbcinst.dl_ c:\~setup\odbcinst.dll

   If you have Microsoft Office version 4.3, decompress the following files
   by typing the command lines at the prompt:

      decomp _mssetup.ex_ c:\~setup\_mssetup.exe
      decomp acmsetup.ex_ c:\~setup\acmsetup.exe
      decomp acmsetup.hl_ c:\~setup\acmsetup.hlp
      decomp mscpydis.dl_ c:\~setup\mscpydis.dll
      decomp mssetup.dl_ c:\~setup\mssetup.dll
      decomp xlsetup.tt_ c:\~setup\xlsetup.ttf
      decomp wwsetup.tt_ c:\~setup\wwsetup.ttf
      decomp acsetup.tt_ c:\~setup\acsetup.ttf
      decomp excel_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\excel_bb.dll
      decomp off43_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\off43_bb.dll
      decomp pp4_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\pp4_bb.dll
      decomp word_bb.dl_ c:\~setup\word_bb.dll
      decomp msacahbb.dl_ c:\~setup\msacahbb.dll
      decomp setup.st_ c:\~setup\setup.stf
      decomp setup.in_ c:\~setup\setup.inf
      decomp odbcinst.dl_ c:\~setup\odbcinst.dll
4. To copy the file setup.ini from disk 1 to the temporary setup directory, 
   type the following command line at the MS-DOS prompt:

      copy setup.ini c:\~setup
5. After decompressing the appropriate files and copying the setup.ini 
   file, restart Microsoft Windows.
6. In Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu. In the Command 
   Line box, type the following, and then choose OK:

      C:\~setup\acmsetup /T setup.stf
Microsoft Office Setup will start and proceed normally through the setup routine.

TIP: You can create a batch file containing the above commands, and then run this batch file on individual workstations.

Additional query words: 4.20 4.30 word6 

Keywords            : kbhw kbsetup
Version             : 4.2 4.3
Platform            : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1997