Out of disk space error at installations, though 100 Gb free space

I bought a new computer with Vista premium 32bits on it. Last month I tried
to install software for a PCI TV tuner. The installation program stopped with
an error message that I had not enough disk space. Because I had more than
100Gb free space on my hard disk I contacted the software supplier about
this. We unsuccessfully tried different options. Later I found out that all
other programs which I want to install give the same error message about not
enough disk space (also for instance the flash player plugin). I've already
tried emptying the temp folder (%temp%) and running the disk clean-up.

Can somebody please help me with more options?

Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.

This should repair/repair any files you might have on the disk that is
causing the error message. Also, try running the Windows Installer CleanUp
Utility:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Evagoud" <Evagoud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BCB95EB-A193-4908-86E2-6907D8995F9D@microsoft.com...
>I bought a new computer with Vista premium 32bits on it. Last month I tried
> to install software for a PCI TV tuner. The installation program stopped
> with
> an error message that I had not enough disk space. Because I had more than
> 100Gb free space on my hard disk I contacted the software supplier about
> this. We unsuccessfully tried different options. Later I found out that
> all
> other programs which I want to install give the same error message about
> not
> enough disk space (also for instance the flash player plugin). I've
> already
> tried emptying the temp folder (%temp%) and running the disk clean-up.
>
> Can somebody please help me with more options?
>

Thank you, I tried both and also rebooted, but it did not work.
(btw: the SFC did not find any errors)

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
> on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
> Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.
> This should repair/repair any files you might have on the disk that is
> causing the error message. Also, try running the Windows Installer CleanUp
> Utility: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

Try repairing your installation and see if it corrects it, not guaranteed
but worth a try:
Boot from your Windows Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the
setup screen, select 'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows
> select Startup Repair option and follow instructions.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Evagoud" <Evagoud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C615400-42C1-4820-8507-CF4E6691F287@microsoft.com...
> Thank you, I tried both and also rebooted, but it did not work.
> (btw: the SFC did not find any errors)
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>> Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
>> on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
>> Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.
>> This should repair/repair any files you might have on the disk that is
>> causing the error message. Also, try running the Windows Installer
>> CleanUp
>> Utility: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
>

"Evagoud" <Evagoud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BCB95EB-A193-4908-86E2-6907D8995F9D@microsoft.com...
> I bought a new computer with Vista premium 32bits on it. Last month I
tried
> to install software for a PCI TV tuner. The installation program stopped
with
> an error message that I had not enough disk space. Because I had more than
> 100Gb free space on my hard disk I contacted the software supplier about
> this. We unsuccessfully tried different options. Later I found out that
all
> other programs which I want to install give the same error message about
not
> enough disk space (also for instance the flash player plugin). I've
already
> tried emptying the temp folder (%temp%) and running the disk clean-up.
>
> Can somebody please help me with more options?
>


try running chkdsk /f in case there is file system corruption

a reboot will be required

Go to the setup file of the program that you want to install, right-click on
it> run as admin.



"Evagoud" wrote:

> I bought a new computer with Vista premium 32bits on it. Last month I tried
> to install software for a PCI TV tuner. The installation program stopped with
> an error message that I had not enough disk space. Because I had more than
> 100Gb free space on my hard disk I contacted the software supplier about
> this. We unsuccessfully tried different options. Later I found out that all
> other programs which I want to install give the same error message about not
> enough disk space (also for instance the flash player plugin). I've already
> tried emptying the temp folder (%temp%) and running the disk clean-up.
>
> Can somebody please help me with more options?
>