Unable to Install to Selected Drive (FS2002)

[Chris Burson]

I posted the following to various games NG, but didn't really get anywhere.
I hoped that someone here might be able to help:

:
: When I try to install FS2002, I get an error message saying that the
: selected drive is write protected or the file name is too long etc. But if
I
: let it install to 'J' drive (which is totally empty), it's quite happy.
Why
: won't it let me install to 'D' drive? (It's new Sony laptop and everything
: else continues to install well enough to 'D'.)
:
: Cheers,
:
: Chris
:

I deleted the 'J' partition, but now FS2002 insists on being installed to
the 'I' drive, which is only a gigabyte in size (for my Page File) - i.e.
nowhere near big enough! Again, if I try to persuade it to install to 'D',
it tells me I've got a write protected drive, or the file name is too long
(which is default) etc. This is so depressing! I just want to play Flight
Sim on my sexy new 16.1" 1400x1050 laptop...

Any help would be most appreciated.

Cheers,

Chris

 

[Chris Burson]

:
: I posted the following to various games NG, but didn't really get
anywhere.
: I hoped that someone here might be able to help:
:
: :
: : When I try to install FS2002, I get an error message saying that the
: : selected drive is write protected or the file name is too long etc. But
if
: I
: : let it install to 'J' drive (which is totally empty), it's quite happy.
: Why
: : won't it let me install to 'D' drive? (It's new Sony laptop and
everything
: : else continues to install well enough to 'D'.)
: :
: : Cheers,
: :
: : Chris
: :
:
: I deleted the 'J' partition, but now FS2002 insists on being installed to
: the 'I' drive, which is only a gigabyte in size (for my Page File) - i.e.
: nowhere near big enough! Again, if I try to persuade it to install to 'D',
: it tells me I've got a write protected drive, or the file name is too long
: (which is default) etc. This is so depressing! I just want to play Flight
: Sim on my sexy new 16.1" 1400x1050 laptop...
:
: Any help would be most appreciated.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Chris
:


I've reinstalled the 'J' partition - just to see - and it still won't let me
install to 'D'. It will let me install to 'J' or 'C' or whatever, but my
'Programs' drive is 'D'! All the other programs are installed to 'D' okay!
This is getting me down now...

Cheers,

Chris