How can I fool XP to report more free space?

[TMan]

Hello,



I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install does a
check for the amount of space available and reports that I do not have
enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive only has
2GB free.



I can not get to the part of the installation which would allow me to state
which drive to install the game on.



Is there a way to "fake" the amount of space that is remaining on the drive?
I believe if there is a way I could simply fool the game to get by the
checking part.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Hello,



I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install
does a check for the amount of space available and reports that I do
not have enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C
drive only has 2GB free.



I can not get to the part of the installation which would allow me to
state which drive to install the game on.



Is there a way to "fake" the amount of space that is remaining on the
drive? I believe if there is a way I could simply fool the game to
get by the checking part.

Not sure, but why not contact the game mfr. for help with their crappy
installation routine?

 

[Malke]

TMan wrote:

I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install
does a check for the amount of space available and reports that I do
not have
enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive
only has 2GB free.

I can not get to the part of the installation which would allow me to
state which drive to install the game on.

Is there a way to "fake" the amount of space that is remaining on the
drive? I believe if there is a way I could simply fool the game to get
by the checking part.

Ask the game's tech support people if there is a workaround. Even if you
could somehow change Windows' perception of hard drive space (and I
don't believe you can), I doubt this would be a good idea.

Malke

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

TMan

There is generally a point in a game's installation routine that allows for
installing to a drive other than the default C: entry.. it is just a case of
recognising it.. contact the game authors for more information..

 

[Squire]

You can use the XCOPY command at the CMD prompt to copy to any partition or
drive.
Be sure to type CD\ to put you in the root directory first.

When you set up a program to run, like your games,
It runs in Ram memory.
When the Ram memory gets full, it resorts to paging files in a reserved
section on your C: drive.
This can use up a lot of space in a very short time.

You can create a paging file on the 1st part of your second hard drive, by
creating a partition dedicated to paging files.
This partition can be any size you want but usually not much over 2 gb. in
size.
If you use a Partition manager, such as Partition Magic, you can do this
without losing any programs already installed.

Now then,

After you create the new partition and have rebooted,
Right click My Computer and select Properties,
Click the Advanced tab and under Performance, click the Settings button,
Click Advanced tab again,
Under Virtual Memory, click the Change button.
In the Drive [volume label] window,
You should see all the drive partitons.
1. Highlight C: drive
click Custom size and set Initial 2 Maximum 50
Click SET.
2. Highlight drive you set up for paging file,
Click System managed size.
Click SET

If you have other drives, highlight them and click No Paging File
OK your way out to the desktop and REBOOT.

Hello,



I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install does
a check for the amount of space available and reports that I do not have
enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive only
has 2GB free.

<Snip>

 

[Rock]

Hello,



I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install does a
check for the amount of space available and reports that I do not have
enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive only has
2GB free.

You should resolve the issue of having only 2GB free on the C drive.
That's not enough breathing space for XP. Get a bigger one or move
something. Drives are low cost these days.

 

[Squire]

After you get your game installed, you can create a shortcut to it, using
the Exe file in the game, to start the game.

 

[TMan]

The only thing on my 4GB C drive is Windows and system files. All other
apps and paging file etc are on a seperate drive and partitions.

I'll contact the game manufacture (highly unlikely they will be of help
).


Cheers!

 

[D.Currie]

The only thing on my 4GB C drive is Windows and system files. All other
apps and paging file etc are on a seperate drive and partitions.

I'll contact the game manufacture (highly unlikely they will be of help
).


Cheers!

Unfortunately, almost every program you install needs to put things into the
Windows directory, so each install chips away at that space. There's little
you can do about that. If it's truly a 4Gb drive, it's pretty darned old and
you should consider getting something newer. If it's a partition and you've
got 100Gb free on the other side, what harm is there in expanding the space
Windows uses?

 

[Plato]

I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install does a
check for the amount of space available and reports that I do not have
enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive only has
2GB free.

MS recommends that you have at least 10 gig free on C: at all times.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

MS recommends that you have at least 10 gig free on C: at all times.

My C: drive is a media card reader. Where can I get a 10 GB media card,
please? ;-)

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Plato

As I understood, 15% or more is required for Defrag to work, and 25% enables
all other functions to work easily, as in the case of a memory dump on the
occasion of XP crashing out..

 

[David Candy]

A memory dump requires that page file = installed memory. These aren't magical figures but rules of thumbs. Even with defrag, 15% is defrag's rule of thumb.

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Plato

As I understood, 15% or more is required for Defrag to work, and 25% enables
all other functions to work easily, as in the case of a memory dump on the
occasion of XP crashing out..

 

[Plato]

My C: drive is a media card reader. Where can I get a 10 GB media card,
please? ;-)

Ask your buddies at MS. I didn't write the recommendation.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

David

I think that Defrag tells you if there is less than 15%..

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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
A memory dump requires that page file = installed memory. These aren't
magical figures but rules of thumbs. Even with defrag, 15% is defrag's rule
of thumb.

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Plato

As I understood, 15% or more is required for Defrag to work, and 25%
enables
all other functions to work easily, as in the case of a memory dump on the
occasion of XP crashing out..

 

[David Candy]

It does, but you can say do it anyway.

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David

I think that Defrag tells you if there is less than 15%..

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MVP - Windows Shell/User


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
A memory dump requires that page file = installed memory. These aren't
magical figures but rules of thumbs. Even with defrag, 15% is defrag's rule
of thumb.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Just takes even longer..

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MVP - Windows Shell/User


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
It does, but you can say do it anyway.

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I think that Defrag tells you if there is less than 15%..

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MVP - Windows Shell/User


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
A memory dump requires that page file = installed memory. These aren't
magical figures but rules of thumbs. Even with defrag, 15% is defrag's
rule
of thumb.

 

[TMan]

10GB... good to know.

Looks like I will be doing a new install just to install this damn game.

 

[Alias]

10GB... good to know.

Looks like I will be doing a new install just to install this damn game.

MS recommends that you have at least 10 gig free on C: at all times.

15%, not 10 gig. My C: is 15 gig and I have a little under 8 gig free
and experience no problems whatsoever.

Alias

 

[Guest]

:
Is there a way to "fake" the amount of space that is remaining on the drive?

I believe if there is a way I could simply fool the game to get by the
checking part.

Not "fake", but, According to the MS Knowledge Base, this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307889
"You can also use mounted drives when you need additional storage space on a
volume. If you map a folder on that volume to another volume with available
disk space (for example, 2 gigabytes), you extend the storage space of the
volume by 2 gigabytes (GB). With mounted drives, you are not limited by the
size of the volume in which the folder is created."

See the entire article to see if that works for you.