Microsoft KB Archive/124891

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Q124891

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, version 4.2
 * Microsoft Office for the Power Macintosh, version 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Setup program for Microsoft Office for the Macintosh (either to perform the initial installation of Office or to use Setup in maintenance mode), you may receive the following warning message:

There is not enough space on the following destination volume(s) to install all of the options you have selected.

When you receive this warning message, you are also advised as to how much space is required to complete the installation.

CAUSE
You may receive the above error message if you do not have enough free space on the hard disk drive that contains your System Folder. You may also receive this error message if you have more than one drive or have a partition and are installing to a non-boot drive with minimal space (even if the destination partition or drive for the Microsoft Office folder has adequate free space for the installation).

The Setup program installs files in the following folders: Preferences, Extensions, Fonts, and Control Panels. All of these folders are located in the System Folder. Depending on the type of installation you are performing, the number of files that the Setup program will install in these folders will vary.

The following is an approximate breakdown in the space, on the drive that contains your System Folder, required for the three basic types of installations:

Microsoft Office for the Macintosh
    Complete/Custom     9575K (if all options are selected)

Typical            5036K

Minimum            4731K

Microsoft Office for the Power Macintosh
    Complete/Custom     9489K

Typical            5324K

Minimum            4868K NOTE: The values shown above may be different on your computer depending on the Setup options and the type of Office applications (68k or Power Macintosh) that you install.

WORKAROUNDS
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Free up enough disk space on the partition or drive that contains the System Folder.

Method 2: Change the type of installation you are performing. For example, in a Complete/Custom installation, do not install all applications or do not install all the features of the applications.

Method 3: Change your installation destination folder for Microsoft Office so that it is on the same drive or partition as your System Folder, and ensure that this drive or partition has adequate free space.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q125956 OFFICE: Files Installed to the System Folder"