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"Keith Willshaw" <keithnospam@kwillshaw.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "SX Glory" <sxglory@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > OK, I've exhausted my feeble attempts to run P2 under XP. Does anyone
else
> > have trouble installing it (refuses to acknowledge my free HDD space),
or
> is
> > my blind spot causing me to lose sight of a simple solution?
> >
> > -SX Glory
> >
> > PS.: I apologize for my long absence, but believe me I'm back to stay.
> >
>
> From another forum
> This tip was sent by Bart Hunt (bhunt4@cox.net)
> If you try to install on Windows XP and have a large hard disk you get the
> "not enough disk space available" error message. If you manually make a
> directory of "c:\dark" first on the hard drive the game will install with
> out any problems. I have tried this on both fat32 and ntfs partitioned
> drives, works every time. By the way it can be any drive partition that is
> available not just C:
>
>
> Keith

Thanks for the hint--I just got P2, and had to do this.  I have a couple
other questions about the game:

The game I bought is called "Privateer 2 Deluxe Edition."  What is it that
makes this version "Deluxe?"  What versions of the game are out there?

The opening movies ran beautifully (unlike, say, Prophecy, where I can't
seem to shake the Audigy movie-skipping glitch, since the game crashes when
I turn off sound accelleration).  However, in any interactive part of the
game the sound is garbled and the game starts to run very slowly.  This
problem first arose in the bar dialogue choice, and persisted when I tried
to use my PADD.  Interestingly, if I hit "Esc" the game returns to a
playable speed for a fraction of a second, before dropping back down.

My system specs:
P4 1.7 GHz
WinXP SP1
GeForce 5200, with latest official drivers
SB Audigy
About 2-3 GB free HD space (which will likely be my next upgrade).

Thanks!