Can't choose install disk for Fruity Loops

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I don't know why I bought Fruity Loops (Boxed), but I did.

When I try to install it, it keeps telling me that I haven't enough space to install the temporary file(s). So I have cleaned up my C drive as best I can, and I only have about 90 megs of available disk space. Still not enough I guess. I can't figure out how to install this thing on one of my other drives - drives that are just oozing with space. Help me, please.

Muchos Gracias,

Nasty Nacho
 
I managed to clear more space on my C drive - now I have 144 megs available - STILL the Fruity Loops installer says I don't have enough space to install a "temporary" file.

Geez, is there anything I can do? If I could install this on D drive, all would be solved.

Help me please!

Brad
 
During the install procedure are you asked where you want to install the program? Do you get the option (button) Browse? If so, use it to select the File or Folder in which you want to install FruityLoops, or change C to D and type in the name of a new Folder. The system will say this Folder doesn't exist, do you want to create it, or something similar. You say Yes and go on from there.

No doubt it won't be so simple. Maybe your system is different from mine. But this is what I've done a number of times (using Windows 95).
 
Thanks Atwork - I do that a lot too, but this installer with Fruity Loops is not giving me the option - when you click on the install button, it chooses "C" for you, there doesn't seem to be a way to select a drive. I was kind of hoping that someone (one of the computer genius types that hang aroung in here) could tell me a trick to get this thing to install to another drive.
I have had this problem before, but I have always been able to clear enough space. I can't believe it takes more that 144 megs to install a temp file. And if it does, why don't they warn of this on the box or on the web site? I couldn't find anything that says how much space is needed to install the program like I usually see with other programs.


Eddie, well I still have 4 macs - one that I am typing on right now, and three that are in varying states of disrepair. They are all old and I don't use any of them for music/audio. I have a PC in the studio. That is where I am having the trouble.
 
I haven't seen an installer that didn't allow the user to select a drive in YEARS. Look harder. I haven't done the fruity install in a while, but I know it lets you select a path, so enter something like "D:\audio\fruityloops" or whatever.

Slackmaster 2000
 
When I installed FLP3, I just changed the drive letter from C to D.
I am not sure why you're having this problem. :(
 
Anyone who would create an installer that will only install to C: should be drawn and quartered.

Most windows software around today uses Install Shield, or VISE installer, and I am 100% sure that any program using these can be installed whereever you want.
 
Yeah! I know! But this Fruity software, when you click on install, it starts unpacking the VISE stuff to "your local computer" after the little meter is about halfway to the end, I get a dialog box saying that I do not have enough temporary disk space to install it. Then I get the "Drive clean up" dialog which is for the C drive. I have cleaned all that I can, so I try it again and the same story. At no point do I have a path to choose. Or I would choose one that works. I just can't believe that 144 megs is still not enough. Unless it means something else when it says "temporary disk space"

This fruity loops better be worth the money, because it already is not worth the trouble.
 
Oh, that's because it has to unpack the installation files to the windows temp folder. You're going to want to clear that temp folder out! (probably c:\windows\temp if you're running Win98)

Slackmaster 2000
 
Thanks slack, but there is shit in there that looks important - with file extentions that I am not familiar with, so I was hesitant to clear some of it. Is it okay to zap that crap?

Thanks,
Bradina
 
99.99% of the time you should be able to get rid of everything in your temp folder. Nothing SHOULD be running from it. It is normal to see application files, executables, drivers, etc etc in the temp folder. Some installation processes don't clean up after themselves too well. If you are unsure, move the contents of the temp folder to a folder on one of your big drives. If your machine starts acting funny you can copy them back (but you might want to figure out which application is improperly installed).

Slackmaster 2000
 
Thanks Slack! I will try this tonight.





You can put me back on your ignore list now. :D
 
Slackmaster2K said:
Oh, that's because it has to unpack the installation files to the windows temp folder. You're going to want to clear that temp folder out! (probably c:\windows\temp if you're running Win98)

Slackmaster 2000
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I didn't know that either. :eek:

Thanks Slackmstr 2K
 
Windows itself want a couple of hundred MB of free space to run... if you've got less than that, you need to get a bigger hard drive or (even better) a secondary drive for your audio.

Trying to run Windows on a crowded drive is just asking for system trouble.
 
Yeah, and I got it - system trouble that is...


Well, dip me in shit and call me a corndog, it still didn't work. I need 199 megs of free HD space, and I can't clean it up anymore. So, I have to wait until I get a new HD, or convert to FAT 32, which I think is a pain in the ass, but I don't know.

OR

Is there a way I can install this on another computer with lots of space and a CD burner, unpack all the shit, then burn it so I can take that CD back to my puter and install it wherever the hell I want?

Is that possible?

HEP ME, HEP ME - I BEEN HYP-NO-TIED!
 
Converting to FAT32 won't solve anything.

What you can try (if you really can't clean up that drive anymore), is to move your temp folder.

1) Make a folder on a larger volume called "TEMP".

2) I don't know which version of windows you're on, but on Windows 2000 and XP you should be able to go into Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables. In Environment Variables, change the *user* variable TEMP to be similar to "X:\TEMP" where "X:" is the drive you created the new temp folder on. (note, on 2000/XP each user has his own temp folder, so you will see two sets of variables, user and system. you want to change just the user temp folder first, and if that doesn't work try changing the system temp folder as well)

There might be some differences depending on which version of windows you're running, but your environment variables should be somewhere in that System control panel item. If you can't find it anywhere, then open a shell (in Win9x click 'run' and enter 'command.com'; in WinNT/2000/XP click 'run' and enter 'cmd.exe') and enter SET TEMP="X:\TEMP" where X: is the drive you created the new folder on. This will not be a permanant change and the temp folder will be reset the next time you reboot.

Slackmaster 2000
 
I'm running 98 SE. Does that change things? Should I still try what you said?


Slack, you get a freebie from my mom for being so helpful. Thanks dude.
 
Also, what you suggested should work but is a little less convenient. On a machine with a larger system drive, completely clean out the temp folder and start the installer. When the actual installation program starts (after the unpacking program), hit ALT+TAB to switch back to the desktop and copy the entire contents of the temp folder to another folder (in case the installer cleans up after itself). Switch back to the installer and cancel it. Burn the copied files to CD and you should find a setup.exe or similar executable to run back on your system. (before doing any of this make sure that the folder options are set to display hidden files or you might miss a few in the copy)

I'd try doing the temp folder relocation I mentioned first though!

Slackmaster 2000
 
Brad, yes you can do this in Win98 SE. I don't have a 98 installation handy but it'll all still work if you just play around a little bit....the steps I've laid out might not be 100% acurate because I'm going from memory, but the overall procedure itself will work. It's pretty simple really.

Slackmaster 2000
 
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