Microsoft KB Archive/122187

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 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

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 =

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 =

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:

  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: Also verify that the directory specified really exists on your hard drive.   Ensure that there is adequate available disk space on the drive where the TEMP directory is located.   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 WINDOWSsubdirectory.   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 =

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 =

Keywords : kberrmsg kbole kbusage Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.