Re: SP1 Space once It has been installed

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From: Evad (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:06:02 -0800

Hi MI Available Space on C Drive is 850 MB. I regularlly
folow the steps 1-7 ot the webstite that you have told
me, but eventhough, I can't download the Win XP SP1
What Should I do?

Regards...Evad.
>-----Original Message-----
>How much free space is on C drive?
>How much free space on the drive Windows resides?
>
>Reboot
>Follow steps #1 - #7 on this link:
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
>Reboot
>Try again.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
>"Evad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:5e5d01c400ea$76089e00$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>2 Questions:
>
>1.- But aproxiamately how much space? (ater
Instalattion).
>2.- Microsoft says that is required 717 MB peak during
>the installation (It includes the 233MH to remove SP1).
>As I have told you I have 850MB of space available and
>besides when the Installation Wizards appears I chose the
>option that doesn´t keep the files for remove SP1, so It
>Would take only 484 MB. Before the Downloading a message
>appears prompting me that I will need to free 176 MB or
>409 MB if I decide to download the files fo remove SP1.
>As you can see, I will take my 850 + 176, MORE THAN A
>GIGA. is that correct? What's Happeing?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Who knows?
>>
>>When SP1 is installed it updates existing files. Which
>means it replaces
>>them - so it could take less space than the original.
>>
>>But running the update may take a lot of space as it has
>to decompress the
>>files in SP1's download and install them. Clean out your
>TEMP directory and
>>see if you gain space.
>>
>>
>>"Evad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:5db401c400e2$a7864520$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi, could someone tell me how much space does Win XP
>SP1
>>> takes when it's installed? (once it's installed, not
>>> before)
>>>
>>> I have now 850MB of Hardisk Space and the sistem
>reports
>>> me that my available disk space is not sufficient
>>>
>>> Regards....Evad
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>
>
>.
>

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