Reinstalling Windows NT Still Requires 80 MB Free Disk Space

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102566

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

When you reinstall Windows NT, Setup does not take into account the existing Windows NT files when checking for free disk space. As a result, to reinstall Windows NT, you need to have 80 megabytes (MB) of free space. If you do not have 80 MB of free space and you cannot remove enough files to free up 80 MB, you must remove your current Windows NT installation before reinstalling.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbsetup ntsetup
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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