Article: Q193340
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup aoe ccabtf kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0
- Microsoft Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, version 2.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to install a patch for Microsoft Age of Empires or Microsoft
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, you may receive the following error message:
An error occured during extraction of required files, please check for
sufficient disk space.
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if not enough space is available on your hard disk to
create the temporary files needed to install the patch.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, delete the temporary files in the Windows\Temp folder on
your hard disk. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Shut Down.
2. Click Restart In MS-DOS Mode, and then click Yes.
3. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER
cd \<windows>\temp
where <windows> is the folder in which Microsoft Windows is installed.
4. At the command prompt, type "del *.tmp" (without the quotation marks), and
then press ENTER. If you are prompted to delete the files, press Y (Yes) or A
(Yes to all).
5. At the command prompt, type "exit" (without the quotation marks), and then
press ENTER to restart the computer.
If the issue continues to occur, make a backup of the contents of the Temp
folder, and then repeat steps 1-5 to delete all of the files in the Temp folder.
MORE INFORMATION
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The patch files for the products listed at the beginning of this article are
available from the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/download.htm
Additional query words: 1.00 2.00 msgame ageofempires closecombat update
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Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup aoe ccabtf kbimu msgame
Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbCloseCombatSearch kbAOESearch kbCloseCombat2
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type : kbprb
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