Microsoft System Info Reports Negative Free Disk Space

 Last reviewed: September 10, 1996
Article ID: Q120765
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft System Info, versions 1.0, 1.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you run the System Info feature in your Microsoft application, it may incorrectly report negative free disk space.

CAUSE

System Info reports negative free disk space on very large hard disks. (Microsoft has reproduced this problem on a 2-gigabyte hard disk.)

Microsoft System Info is supplied with the following Windows-based Microsoft applications:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Access for Windows, version 2.0
  • Microsoft Publisher for Windows, version 2.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows, version 3.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft System Info versions 1.0 and 1.0a. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0 (Windows), pages xvii-xviii

KBCategory: kbole kbenv kbinterop kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: officeinterop w4woffice

Additional reference words: winword 1.00 1.00a 6.00 6.00a 6.00c winppt
macppt winword overflow



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Last reviewed: September 10, 1996
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