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Re: Installing 9i fails - insufficient space on C: drive

From: Andy Kent <andykent.bristol.DontSpamMe_at_virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 22:54:13 +0100
Message-ID: <rZIW8.4094$Ae.160423@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net>


Isn't there some environment variable you can set so it puts the temp files on a drive with more space?

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:v4mmiucacbnnpg6rk7hk1hkk2ctrm10q16_at_4ax.com...
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 22:05:59 +0100, "Andy Kent"
> <andykent.bristol.DontSpamMe_at_virgin.net> wrote:
>
> >Attempting to install 9i on w2k barfs when it tries to copy the sample
> >database because there isn't enough room on my C: drive. But it seemed
happy
> >with the available space before it started the install. How to I fix
this,
> >other than by not installing a sample database?
>
> Clean up the C: drive?
> The installer is written in Java, which means using lots of virtual
> memory. Depending on your configuration the available disk space may
> be insufficient.
> Every Microsoft installation program has the problem it can't account
> for already installed software, when it is checking free space.
> How do you address this issue? By cleaning up the disk, I guess.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
> To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
Received on Tue Jul 09 2002 - 16:54:13 CDT

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