What should I do about the following error message? "Insufficient disk space on C:"

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Platform(s):
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Windows 2003
Browser(s):
Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 6.x, Netscape 6.2x, Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.4+
JRE version(s):
1.5.0

SYMPTOMS

While Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installation is in progress, a message box with the following error appears:

"Insufficient disk space on C:"

CAUSE

The installer requires about 98 megabytes of free disk space to expand in order to complete your JRE installation.

SOLUTION

Delete files that you do not need from your C: drive (or whichever drive you are installing to), to create sufficient free space for the JRE installation.

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