Dominic wrote:

> I have a 10Gb HD which I partitioned as follows:
>
> C: Win98   FAT16 1.99Gb total 1.76Gb free
> D: Extra     FAT16 1.49Gb total 1.31Gb free
> E: WinNT NTFS 1.99Gb total 1.76Gb free
> F: Linux     FAT16 1.71Gb total 1.71Gb free
>
> when I boot with either Win98 or WinNT4, and try to install Netscape
> v4.61 I get the following error:
>
> The decompression of %s failed. There may not be enough free disk space
> available in the temp directory.
>
> the same netscape setup file worked fine on othe PCs.
>
> any suggestions?

Problem:

                     Here is what Netscape has to say about that problem:
Hope this helps!

                        I have downloaded Communicator but am unable to
install it. When I double-click the file,
                        it decompresses to about 98% and then the following
error message pops up:

                        The decompression of %s failed. There may not be
                        enough free space available in the TEMP directory.

                        Solution:

                        First, check your autoexec.bat file and make sure
there is a line that reads:

                        SET TEMP=C:\TEMP

                        Make sure that this directory exists, or that if
your Temp directory is in a different location
                        than this example, the path is set accordingly.

                        It is also a good idea to do the same for:

                        SET TMP=C:\TEMP

                        If these lines are not in the autoexec.bat file,
then Windows will default to using
                        C:\Windows\Temp as the temp directory.

                        To edit the autoexec.bat file you need to click on
the Start button and select Run.
                        In the window that opens, type sysedit, then click
OK.

                        The System Configuration Editor will open. There
will be five files that open. The
                        autoexec.bat should be the first file. If it's not,
click on the title bar that says
                        C:\Autoexec.bat.

                        After you make the needed changes, click on the
File menu and select save.

                        You will need to restart the computer for the
changes to take place.

                        You may also have some files in your TEMP directory
that are causing the
                        decompression of the archive to fail. Using Windows
Explorer, delete any files and folders
                        you do not need from this directory. If the the
Communicator install file is in this directory,
                        move it to a different location. If a file or
folder is in use then you will get a warning
                        message, and you will not be able to delete it.

                        If you are still having problems after trying the
above steps, there may be some files with
                        the property Read Only and/or Hidden may that are
causing the Problems. Search your
                        entire drive for these files:

                        uninst.exe
                        _isdel.exe

                        Next, check the Properties of these files by
right-clicking on them with your mouse and
                        selecting Properties from the pop-up window. Verify
only that only Archive is selected.

                        If there is a recently created directory beginning
with a '~' (tilde) character in the same
                        directory as the executable you are trying to run,
remove it. This is an InstallShield
                        temporary directory that was not removed. It was
probably left there due to a crash.

                        If you're still having problems installing, make
sure that you have plenty of free hard drive
                        space.

                        If this does not work, your video card’s driver
(the software that runs the card) may be
                        causing the conflict. As a temporary fix to this
problem, set your display adapter to
                        Standard VGA by doing the following:

                          1.Right-click on your Desktop and select
Properties.
                          2.Click the Settings tab and click Advanced.
                          3.Select the Adapter tab, click Change, and then
click Next.
                          4.Select the second option, "Display a list of
all the drivers in a specific location, so
                            you can select the driver you want."
                          5.Click Next and select "Show all hardware."
                          6.Write down the display adapter you are
currently using.
                          7.Select "(Standard display types)" from the
Manufacturers column. It will be the first
                            option, so you may need to scroll to the top.
                          8.Select "Standard Display Adapter (VGA)" from
the Models column and click Next.
                          9.If prompted, click Yes, then click Next, and
finally click Close.
                         10.When you are prompted to reboot your computer,
click Yes.
                         11.When the computer reboots, go to the homepage
of your video card’s manufacturer
                            and download the most current drivers for your
card.

                        Reboot after taking each of these steps to ensure
that the system has recognized the
                        changes.

>
>
> regards
> ----------------------------------------
> Dominic Cachia
> ----------------------------------------
>
>

George

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