Re: installing it on a C: partition creat with just 10mb

From: Roger (rkoby@earthlink.net)
Date: 11/02/02 

From: "Roger" <rkoby@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 05:51:50 -0800

Interesting...I have about 250MB left, and SP1 still says
I don't have enough disk space!

>-----Original Message-----
>Microsoft has stated there is no workaround for this.
>You need about 30mb available on C drive.
>If you are going to install SP1, you may have to use a
partitioning
>application such as Partition Magic to manipulate the
partitions.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>Please respond to newsgroup only.
>Everyone can benefit from the message.
>
>
>"..::DayWalkeR::.." <Metalghost31@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:3c2901c2821f$0ab07a10$36ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa12...
>>
>>
>> I have been trying to install the SP1 in this
recently
>> installed Copy of WinXP after formatting my PC. I was
>> forced to make a partition C: which i dont like for
>> security reasons, and that partition C: i just gave
10MB
>> to it, and now that i'm trying to install SP1 in it it
>> does not have enough space. I have been trying
different
>> partitioner programs but thay don't work as they are
>> supose to. If anyone have some solution for this
problem
>> please let me know.
>
>
>.
>

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