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Marcel_Schneider
Copper Contributor
Dec 13, 2021

Installation space problem with LTSC Preview to 22509

Hi, trying to update vNext/2022 from 22483 LTSC Preview to 22509. Get message "We can't tell if your PC has enough space to continue installing Windows Server, Try restarting setup." Did that 3 times...
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Reza_Ameri
Silver Contributor
Dec 13, 2021
Do you have sufficient space to install the Windows Server?
Try perform a Disk Cleanup.
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    Marcel_Schneider
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 21, 2022
    Tried all current version up to Build 25158 EN, Windows Server LTSC Preview. When trying to install with option "Keep files etc." the same message appears as in late December 2021: “We can’t tell if your PC has enough space to continue installing Windows Server. Try restarting”. This to me is no progress at all.
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    Marcel_Schneider
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 13, 2021
    To Reza Ameri, Thanks. On both machines Server 2019 were installed until ca. 2 months ago. Since then, various 2022 installations took place w/o problems. Machine 1 free space: A:\424 GB, C:\357 GB, D:\424GB, machine 2 free space: A:\62.2GB, C:\359GB, D:\476GB,
    > Try perform a Disk Cleanup.
    Why? See no reason for this.
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      Reza_Ameri
      Silver Contributor
      Dec 14, 2021
      In case you have sufficient space you don't need Disk Cleanup.
      Have you check the installer log files?
      They are located on:
      C:\WINDOWS\setupapi.log
      C:\WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setupact.log
      C:\WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setuperr.log
      C:\WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\PreGatherPnPList.log

      Assuming Windows installed on the C: drive.
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        Marcel_Schneider
        Copper Contributor
        Dec 29, 2021
        There are more logs. In C:\windows.~bt\sources\panther\setuperr.log: IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY failed: 0x1 and SP SPGet VhdBootInfo: Failed to query storage property. Error: 080070001
        In C:\windows\panther\scanresult.xml: ACTIVA~[n], cannot find volume name for \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Harddisk[3/4] Partition[3/4]
        Disk 3 is C:\drive and 4 its mirror.
        In C:\windows\panther\setupact.log and C:\windows\panther\setuperr.log:
        IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY failed: 0x1.
        To repeat: The installation message was: message "We can't tell if your PC has enough space to continue installing Windows Server, Try restarting setup." Probably synonymous with "we don't know" or "we are not able". Previous 3 versions installed flawlessly: 22463, 22483, 22509. Only 22518 did not work. Will wait for a new version. Regards, Marcel

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