DOCUMENT:Q190503  07-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Multi-Disk Package Too Large for Targeted Disk Size
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When deploying a multi-disk package with the Package and Deployment Wizard
(PDW), the following error message is received:

   Error: "Drive A:\ is too small for this package."

CAUSE
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The package created is too large for the designated disk size (1.44MB,
etc.). This is caused by modifying the Setup.lst file after the PDW has
created the distribution set. If additional information is added to the
Setup.lst file, then it is possible that the sum of the sizes for
Setup.lst, Setup.exe, and the first .CAB file will exceed the capacity of
the diskette.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are two ways to work around this behavior:

 - There are extra lines near the bottom of Setup.lst that look like
   the following:

      ; The following lines may be deleted in order to obtain extra
      ; space for customizing this file on a full installation diskette.
      ;
      ; XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      ; XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

   Remove as many lines beginning with "; XXX" as necessary to compensate
   for the file size of Setup.lst.

   -or-

 - The PDW creates a .bat file for each distribution set, it places this
   file in a "Support" folder with the remainder of the distribution set.
   Run the .bat file after modifications to the Setup.lst file have been
   made, the CAB files will be re-constructed to compensate for any file
   size differences.

Additional query words: kbAppSetup kbVBp600 kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp
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Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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