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Q191684: PRB: Setup Wizard Leaves 200KB of Disk Space on 1.44 Floppies

Article: Q191684
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the Visual FoxPro 6.0 Setup Wizard to generate 1.44MB floppy disk images,
approximately 200KB of disk space is unused on each disk that contains a .cab
file.

CAUSE
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The algorithms that calculate the .cab file size intentionally leave extra space
since the compression scheme is not exact.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start the Setup Wizard.

2. Point to your \VFP98\Wizards directory in Step 1 and click Next twice.

3. Choose a disk images directory, and ensure that the 1.44 MB 3.5-inch option
  is selected.

4. Click Next.

5. Enter the caption and copyright information and click Finish twice.

6. Copy the information from the folder on the hard drive to a floppy disk.

Note that each of the disks containing a .cab file have approximately 200KB of
available disk space.

Additional query words: kbAppSetup kbVFp600

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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