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Im trying to run DivX on my Internet Browser and whenever I try to load the
video it tells me I dont have enough disk space in my download file. It's
currently at 4KBs of disk space. Is there anyway to increase this?
 
Seethe said:
Im trying to run DivX on my Internet Browser and whenever I try to load the
video it tells me I dont have enough disk space in my download file. It's
currently at 4KBs of disk space. Is there anyway to increase this?
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Can you explain a bit more, the exact wording of the error message might
be a valuable clue.
 
It freezes my internet browser whenever the error message comes up, but it's
something along the lines of "You do not have enough disk space in the
download folder"

It's not a matter of the error message though, it's a matter of allowing the
folder to have more disk space available.
 
Seethe said:
Im trying to run DivX on my Internet Browser and whenever I try to load
the
video it tells me I dont have enough disk space in my download file. It's
currently at 4KBs of disk space. Is there anyway to increase this?
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The most obvious explanation would be that you don't have enough disk space.
How much space is free on your hard disk?

To free up some disk space, go to Start menu, Acessories, System Tools and
run "Disk Cleanup". This will free up the disk from any junk, stealing your
disk space.

Hope it helps,
 
I have plenty of disk space. I have a total of 455 gigs of memory and 416 are
free. Is there any way I can allow the folder to hold more?
 
Seethe said:
It freezes my internet browser whenever the error message comes up, but it's
something along the lines of "You do not have enough disk space in the
download folder"

It's not a matter of the error message though, it's a matter of allowing the
folder to have more disk space available.
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Except we have no clue what "Folder" the error message is referring to.
There is no set limit on folder size until you run out of disk space,
which apparently you haven't.

You mentioned DIVX, I assume you installed that and it's probably in the
default locations, ie whatever you accepted during install. If you did
that as Administrator but are running DIVX now as a user it may be that
your "User" doesn't have permission for the default folder. The error
message may be a bit misleading in that case.
 
Seethe said:
I have plenty of disk space. I have a total of 455 gigs of memory and 416
are
free. Is there any way I can allow the folder to hold more?
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Okay, thanks. This would have been useful to know at the beginning :)

In that case the problem is not disk space, as such. Probably, some process
is trying to write to a directory it doesn't have permissons to. The program
mis-interprests the "cannot write, due to access denied" as "cannot write,
due to insufficient disk space" and prints a rather misleading error
message. This is quite a common mistake for programs to make.

I'm afraid I don't know how to solve the problem; at least on the basis of
what you've told us so far. If you can describe exactly what steps you take,
and the extact text of the error message, I may be able to help more.

Or, other folks here might have ideas for you.

FWIW, I've run several DivX videos on my main desktop PC (Vista) and had no
problems - so, the problem doesn't seem to be a fundamental conflict between
DivX and Vista. Just something that needs to be tweaked a bit, on your
machine.
 
Before the file is transferred to your chosen folder location, its parts,
so to speak are downloaded to the Temporary Internet Files folder. If you
are streaming the video, the same holds true, only its not transferred any
further. Go to IE7 > Tools > Internet Options, and, on the General tab,
click on Settings, under the "Browsing history" section. In the new window,
next to "Disk space to use", try putting it at an amount at least half of
the highest number of what it says as "(Recommended)", say, 125 MB (the
default is 50, which is usually enough for browsing). Click OK. Back on
the General tab, under "Browsing history" again, click on Delete, then click
on Temporary Internet Files. Try the video again.
 
Actually, dean-dean is spot-on here - I totally agree with his suggestion.

(should have thought of this myself; but, well ... I am getting old and
stoopid).

I think his steps will get you up and running.
 
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