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Re: UT3 Install Problem

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From: GMAN
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:22
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In article <JIcRi.298$CN4.197@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, chris <c@b.a> wrote:
>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.


It also helps to defragment your hard drive.
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