Re: techie help needed for a friend please


"Shazonlaptop" <sharonharris66@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My friend is trying to install a programme from CD called Nascar Heat.
> Windows XP Home. The programme needs 260 mb free to install it. She
> has 24 gigs free. An error comes up that she has not enough free space
> to install this. Have tried nearly all afternoon Googling but in vain.
> We have deleted temp files. The hard drive does not need defragging.
> Does anyone know why this is? The PC is fairly new and does not have a
> lot of stuff on it. She did have the programme on it before but
> uninstalled it using the uninstaller.
> Have not seen the PC, have been doing it by phone. Thanks

Try help/getting older programs to run in Windows XP/compatibility
wizard.
Long shot but worth a try.
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WSB


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