Installing my application on Dell portable computer

[Paolo Bramati]

We have done an application programme using CVI version 5.5; this application can be installed on several different computers with OS W2000/NT/9x without problem.
Installing the application on new Dell portable computer with Pentium Mobile processor and W2000 Professional OS, the computer doesn't install it showing an error window with "not enough hard disk space".
Why? How to avoid it ?

[jlaney]

The installer does a check for amount of disk space on the system.

Can you please provide some information about the Laptop:
How much space does it have? Multiple drives?Partitions?
Where are you trying to install?
Does the disk cost button tell you anything?

Usually this is becasue the calculations the installer makes are approximate, and you don't actually have enough space.

The only other time I have seen this issue for no apperant reason is when trying to install to a strange location. Maybe a subst drive or a mapped network drive.

Regards,
Jeff

[Paolo Bramati]

The Laptop is a DELL LATITUDE C840, with a Intel P4 2GHz processor.
It has a 40 Gbyte HD with 3 partitions:
- Windows (WIN2000)
- Linux (SUSE8)
- DOS
In the Windows partition (C), where I try to install the application, I have 28 Gbyte free space.
The error message at the installing is
"Insufficient disk space in C:\SBC\Bootload you need at least 2.326.528 bytes of available space".

Thank you, regards
Paolo

[jlaney]

OK

I have tracked down this issue. It deals with the older version of CVI you are using. It rolls over if you have more than 2 GB of free space and shows negative.

You have 2 options.
1) If you are building the Distribution kit, you can go into the INF file and remove comments about searching for available disk space.
2) If you are not building this then you must create a partition, or install to an existing partition that has less than 2 GB of free space.

Let me know if you get this working.
Jeff

[JuanCarlos]

Paolo,

Check the installation directory, it is possible that the one you are trying to use does not have permitions and it reports that error. You may want to try the programm files directory installation, if you have admin privileges you should have access to create a folder in that directory.

What file system are you using FAT32 or NTFS?

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Juan Carlos
N.I.

[Paolo Bramati]

I have solved my problem.
Thank you for your and Juan answer.

Best regards, ciao
Paolo