Can't get XP SP2 to install

[Guest]

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When trying to install SP2, I get the following message:
Not enough dik space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to install
Service Pack2. Setup requires a minimum of 1 additional MB of free space or
if you also want to archive the fales for uninstallation, Setup requires 1
additional MB of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk and try
again.

I have 8GB of free space on my hard drive. Is this not enough? I've
installed it on a computer that had much less.
Can anyone tell me how to get around this?
Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Sometimes this message is misleading! Try cleaning out your temporary files
in Disk Celan under Drive C: Properties.


"cj_1013" <cj_1013@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:32476445-4784-40B4-9AB1-AB5E557F52CB@microsoft.com...
> When trying to install SP2, I get the following message:
> Not enough dik space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to install
> Service Pack2. Setup requires a minimum of 1 additional MB of free space
> or
> if you also want to archive the fales for uninstallation, Setup requires 1
> additional MB of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk and
> try
> again.
>
> I have 8GB of free space on my hard drive. Is this not enough? I've
> installed it on a computer that had much less.
> Can anyone tell me how to get around this?
> Thanks

 

[Guest]

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I've cleaned up and deleted all files that I possibly can and still get the
message. I'm sure that I actually do have enough disk space, just don't know
how to convince it of that.

"Yves Leclerc" wrote:

> Sometimes this message is misleading! Try cleaning out your temporary files
> in Disk Celan under Drive C: Properties.
>
>
> "cj_1013" <cj_1013@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:32476445-4784-40B4-9AB1-AB5E557F52CB@microsoft.com...
> > When trying to install SP2, I get the following message:
> > Not enough dik space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to install
> > Service Pack2. Setup requires a minimum of 1 additional MB of free space
> > or
> > if you also want to archive the fales for uninstallation, Setup requires 1
> > additional MB of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk and
> > try
> > again.
> >
> > I have 8GB of free space on my hard drive. Is this not enough? I've
> > installed it on a computer that had much less.
> > Can anyone tell me how to get around this?
> > Thanks
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

try defraging your drive.



"cj_1013" wrote:

> I've cleaned up and deleted all files that I possibly can and still get the
> message. I'm sure that I actually do have enough disk space, just don't know
> how to convince it of that.
>
> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>
> > Sometimes this message is misleading! Try cleaning out your temporary files
> > in Disk Celan under Drive C: Properties.
> >
> >
> > "cj_1013" <cj_1013@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:32476445-4784-40B4-9AB1-AB5E557F52CB@microsoft.com...
> > > When trying to install SP2, I get the following message:
> > > Not enough dik space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to install
> > > Service Pack2. Setup requires a minimum of 1 additional MB of free space
> > > or
> > > if you also want to archive the fales for uninstallation, Setup requires 1
> > > additional MB of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk and
> > > try
> > > again.
> > >
> > > I have 8GB of free space on my hard drive. Is this not enough? I've
> > > installed it on a computer that had much less.
> > > Can anyone tell me how to get around this?
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Last possible thing to try is to try to install SP2 while in Safe Mode. I
am not sure if you can do this since I was always able to insta;; SP2 in
standard mode.


"hustedj" <hustedj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:26DC029F-3DD7-4DA3-A300-8930E4FEB465@microsoft.com...
> try defraging your drive.
>
>
>
> "cj_1013" wrote:
>
>> I've cleaned up and deleted all files that I possibly can and still get
>> the
>> message. I'm sure that I actually do have enough disk space, just don't
>> know
>> how to convince it of that.
>>
>> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>>
>> > Sometimes this message is misleading! Try cleaning out your temporary
>> > files
>> > in Disk Celan under Drive C: Properties.
>> >
>> >
>> > "cj_1013" <cj_1013@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:32476445-4784-40B4-9AB1-AB5E557F52CB@microsoft.com...
>> > > When trying to install SP2, I get the following message:
>> > > Not enough dik space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to
>> > > install
>> > > Service Pack2. Setup requires a minimum of 1 additional MB of free
>> > > space
>> > > or
>> > > if you also want to archive the fales for uninstallation, Setup
>> > > requires 1
>> > > additional MB of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk
>> > > and
>> > > try
>> > > again.
>> > >
>> > > I have 8GB of free space on my hard drive. Is this not enough? I've
>> > > installed it on a computer that had much less.
>> > > Can anyone tell me how to get around this?
>> > > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> >