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Q122471: Encarta 1995 Err Msg: There Is Not Enough Environment Space

Article: Q122471
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1995 editions
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you do not provide the Windows directory and the destination during a manual
installation of Encarta 1995, the following error message is displayed

  There is not enough environment space to create temporary variables

and the batch file terminates.

CAUSE
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The MANUAL.BAT file is checking for a SYSPATH environment variable that does not
exist.

RESOLUTION
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Set the SYSPATH variable before you enter the manual command by typing the
following at the MS-DOS command prompt:

  "set syspath=c:" (without the quotation marks)

Now, typing "MANUAL.BAT" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command
prompt by itself works correctly. It decompresses and copies the drivers,
dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), and other files to the C:\ENCFILES directory. No
files are written to the syspath, so it does not matter which directory is
specified.

MORE INFORMATION
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The manual setup files are located in the following directory

    <x>:\aamsstp\manual

where <x> is the CD-ROM drive letter.

MSETUP.TXT is a text file that provides the description of how to run MANUAL.BAT.

Additional query words: msn_encarta 1995 multi media multimedia multi- manual install installation set up set-up error messages mess [windows dir] [dest] stop halt

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncarta1995
Version           : :1995 editions

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