Why Does SP1a Install Need Space on System Partition

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Eddie

Hi,

I've got a multiboot setup where I only have a very small
C drive (around 7 MB) who's sole purpose in life is to
handle the boot loader stuff and pass control to
the 'real' Windows partition.

I've just re-installed XP on one of these 'real'
partitions and went to install SP1a on it. Utter
failure. The installation *insists* that there must be
30MB of free space on the 'system drive' to install.

Why. There's less than 2MBs worth of files on that disk.

And is there ANY way around this, so I can install the
Service Pack. The strange part is, that before I re-
installed, I had the beta version of SP1 loaded and it
didn't ask for any space on the system drive when it was
installed. I guess that's progress. <G>

Cheers,
Eddie
 
Eddie;
Microsoft has stated there is no way around this.
You will need to increase the C partitions or do without Service
Packs.

If you had a Beta, all the Beta members were aware of this so it
should not have been a surprise.
 
Well, the beta was a while ago, but I don't remember that.

BUT, the beta DID install on my system without any
problems. Hmmmmmm.

Cheers,
Eddie
 
Eddie said:
And is there ANY way around this, so I can install the
Service Pack. The strange part is, that before I re-
installed, I had the beta version of SP1 loaded and it
didn't ask for any space on the system drive when it was
installed. I guess that's progress. <G>
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You probably don't wan tot hear this, but there is one way. You can
slipstream sp1 into XP and re-install. It's an easy process that will
take about an hour to create the new disc.

Cheers
 
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