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Article #190858Re: UT3 Install Problem
From: No_One
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:59
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:59
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glenzabr@nospam.xmission.com (GMAN) wrote in news:ffaejt$qbf$1@news.xmission.com: > In article <JIcRi.298$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. Set your windows variables to a drive with enough space...that works fine... normally it save tmp and temp files to your c:\docs and settings... Change this to a drive with lots of room... Worked here, had only 400Mb on c:... grtz...
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