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"chris" <c@b.a> wrote in message 
news:JIcRi.298$CN4.197@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Folk wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:01:50 -0400, Jim <Jim@no.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Folk wrote on 10/15/2007 1:54 PM:
>>>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:09:58 -0400, Jim <Jim@no.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I only have 2GB left on my C Drive so I choose to install on D, which 
>>>>> has 20GB left.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, the Aegis stuff still loads on C. How do I change that since 
>>>>> it is taking up all the space on C.
>>>> You're screwed.  I also chose to install to a non-standard location
>>>> but still ended up with the Ageia stuff in C:\Program Files.  But on
>>>> my install it's "only" taking up 98 MB.
>>>>
>>>> You should also note that it puts the .ini files, screenshots and
>>>> other detritus in your 'My Documents' folder.  The .ini files and what
>>>> have you are no problem, but the screenshots can add up pretty quick;
>>>> especially if like me you frequently hit the F9 key accidentally. Plus
>>>> demos are destined to go in the same place, so I assume any demorecs
>>>> you do will also go there.  But don't blame Epic.  Thank Microsoft and
>>>> Vista for this nonsense...
>>>>
>>> 98MB? That Aegis stuff sucks up 2GBB in no time. Actually, UT doesnt 
>>> even start to install when I run out of space.
>>
>> Then there's something wrong.  No way a physics engine is going to use
>> 2GB on install.  The entire demo is using only 1GB.
>
> FWIW I had exactly the same problems as the OP. To begin with I had about 
> 980Mb free on C: ad the install dies saying there's only ~400M free. I 
> have my page file on a non-C: partition and installing to yet another 
> partition.
>
> The only solution for me was to clean up the C: partition until there was 
> ~2B free. After the install completes there's still over 1G available - so 
> I assume there must be temp files that are needed initially which are 
> deleted after it's finished.
>
> HTH
> Chris.

Probably three areas actually needed:
1-the downloaded, packed demo .exe
2-the unpacked demo .exe (to be deleted automatically after install)
3-the actual installed game files

I can see why over 2GB is needed now.