Office Err Msg: Setup Needs 900K Free Diskspace

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

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

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
   

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