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Q138650: DOCERR: Setup Shows Incorrect Required Disk Space

Article: Q138650
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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While setting up Visual FoxPro 3.0, the setup program states that a full
installation of the Professional version requires 107,569K (approximately 105
megabytes). However, a complete installation of Visual FoxPro actually requires
less than that -- between 70 and 80 megabytes of disk space. The setup program
incorrectly calculates the required disk space because some components of the
installation are calculated more than once.

MORE INFORMATION
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The actual amount of disk space required by Visual FoxPro may vary depending on
the operating system and the shared Microsoft components are already installed.
When installed onto a 16-bit platform, such Windows 3.1 or Windows for
Workgroups, Visual FoxPro installs the Win32s subsystem. This subsystem is not
required on 32-bit platforms. Also, the setup program may or may not install
Microsoft Graph and the spelling checker. These components may already be
present on the computer due to a previous installation of a Microsoft Office
product.

Setup may also report that the Space Available is less than the Space Required
but setup allows the user to proceed with the installation. For more information
about this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q117639 In Setup, the "Space Required On Drive" Value Is Not Exact


Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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