Microsoft KB Archive/121939

Office Err Msg: Setup Needs 900K Free Diskspace

Q121939

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.2, 4.3
• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0

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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 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:, 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

1. 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

2. After decompressing the appropriate files and copying the setup.ini file, restart Microsoft Windows.

3. 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: word6

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