programs not installing

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Hi. I have a XP Pro computer at home and I'm an administrator. Some of my
programs are not installing the way it should.

For example, when I try installing Yahoo Messenger 6.0, and run the setup,
it tells me the "required disk space" is 0 MB, when I know it's over 11MB. I
click OK, and Setup says it installed successfully.

Other programs give me access denied.

Some programs I can install, but most I can not. How do I fix this?
 
Terin said:
Hi. I have a XP Pro computer at home and I'm an administrator. Some of my
programs are not installing the way it should.

For example, when I try installing Yahoo Messenger 6.0, and run the setup,
it tells me the "required disk space" is 0 MB, when I know it's over 11MB.
I
click OK, and Setup says it installed successfully.

Other programs give me access denied.

Some programs I can install, but most I can not. How do I fix this?
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clean up all your temp files and run scandisk
 
Haggis said:
clean up all your temp files and run scandisk
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There is no Scandisk in Windows XP. The OP should run Chkdsk. See:
How to use Chkdsk - http://tinyurl.com/2obcd

And yes, some housekeeping and general troubleshooting is in order.

Start by making sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Other housekeeping:
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash (section 4)
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Maintenance

Malke
 
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