Windows 95 Setup Err Msg: The Path Is Invalid

ID: Q117509

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to set up Windows 95, you receive the following error message

The path <xxx> is invalid

where <xxx> is the path to the specified setup directory (for example, C:\WINDOWS).

CAUSE

If the drive on which you are trying to install Windows 95 has zero (0) bytes available, the above error message is generated.

RESOLUTION

Install Windows 95 to a different drive.

-or-

Make additional hard disk drive space available.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows 95 generates the above error message only in cases in which zero bytes are available on the drive on which Windows 95 is being installed. If more than zero bytes of hard disk space are available, but not enough for Windows 95 to be successfully installed, you receive an error message similar to the following:

Insufficient disk space

-or-

Not enough disk space

Additional query words: invalid path err msg

Keywords : win95 wpp95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
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