How You try download Knoppix? IF You use Internet Explorer
then IE first downloads file to IE Temp directory on C drive and
then copies it to destination folder.

Toomas



----- Original Message -----
From: "Venkat Viswanathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 3:16 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Drive space question


> Hi, all members,
>
> my "C" drive has only 182MB free out of total 2.2GB. but my "D" drive has
> 1.0GB free out of total 1.8GB. ( six year old quantum fireball(4gigs) which
> came with what was an HP machine)
>
> whenever I try to download a large utility like knoppix live cd to folder
> "downloads" in "D",  after about 150 MB up comes a window, " you are out of
> disc space, pl free up...." and the best i can do is free up IE temp. files.
>
> it does not seem to help because though the download process seem to be
> going ok at the end I land up with only about 200 MB out of a total size of
> about 700MB.
>
> Is this because of some fault (broken download)in the download site chosen
> by me or is it that I should have all the necessary space in "C" drive
> itself?
>
> I have another 120 gb drive (new) so I can always download there but I wish
> to have some understanding of the situation.
>
> any input will be greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA and wishing all a very good day---Venkat
>
> I have another drive of 120 GB
>
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