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Thank for the tip, but surely Creative Programmers know how large hard
drives are the norm now, and looking at other posts, it also has to do with
FAT32 and FAT16.

What about the other questions like:

a)  The difference between SB live 5.1 drivers and Live 3.0
b) Creative Launcher problem?

Regards

max
"ken shelton (Creative Labs)" <kshelton@clok.creaf.com> wrote in message
news:3af585f2.745464@news.creativelabs.com...
> The only way I know of to get around this is to reduce the available
> size of the drive to something that the software will recognize.  You
> can create a temp folder and move several gigs of files to that folder
> until the software will install.
>
> The root of this problem seems to be that the software tries to
> determine if there is sufficient space for the installation.  If the
> value returned is not within a particular range, the software issues
> an error stating that there is insufficient drive space.  Apparently,
> this only occurs in very large logical drives (maybe 13Gb or larger).
>
> On Sun, 6 May 2001 18:09:49 +1000, "Max Schafer" <twoofus@acay.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I noticed that Creative answer questions that are newer than this one.
> >
> >Couldn't someone from Creative acknowledge that they are aware of the
> >problem, and if they don't know the answer then at least say it's being
> >looked into.
> >
> >Nick has also started another thread about this problem and someone has
said
> >try creating a 2GB partition.  Surely in this day and age, Creative would
> >have a fix to this problem.  When was the last time someone was able to
buy
> >a new hard drive with 2 GB or less.  For Creative to agree that this is
the
> >problem shows how far behind the times they are.  How about Quality
> >Assurance, or is it a matter of getting products out the door and sold
> >regardless of the quality of the hardware or software??
> >
> >Max
> >
> >"Nick" <nickmahoney@pd.jaring.my> wrote in message
> >news:9cr2jf$fl9$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> >> HI,
> >> I also have the same problems and con not find a solution anywhere on
the
> >> web, I have sent a e-mail to tech support but have had no response.
> >someone
> >> must know how to sort this problem.
> >> "Max Schafer" <twoofus@acay.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:9c9npk$mku$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have the exactly the same problem as Glenn Parrell.  I get the
"unable
> >> to
> >> > intitalize uninstall, you may not be able to uninstall this product"
> >> > message, followed by the Disk Is Full message, when I have over 20GB
> >free.
> >> >
> >> > By the way, I downloaded and installed the Soundblaster 5-1 drivers
and
> >> then
> >> > tried to install Liveware 3-0. I'm a little confused as to whether
these
> >> > overlap ie if I install Liveware 3-0 then do I need to install
> >> Soundblaster
> >> > 5-1 drivers?
> >> >
> >> > Plus what's the deal with the Creative Launcher.  It tells me that
> >updates
> >> > are available so I check.  Firstly Zone Alarm asks if I want Creative
> >> > Advertisement Download Manager to access the internet.  I don't want
to
> >> read
> >> > adverts, so what's this all about.  If I let it through, the message
box
> >> > then says "You can see the updates int he Task Info Box when you
perform
> >> the
> >> > next task from the Launcher."  If the Launcher is the globe in the
task
> >> bar,
> >> > all I ever see it say is "Exit", "Remind Me Later" and "Update Now".
> >What
> >> > am I supposed to see?????
> >> >
> >> > Very confusing.  Could someone clear up some of these points.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > "Robert" <robert@imamail.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:9b3n8l$qa7$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> >> > > I had exactly the same problem with SBLive 5.1
> >> > > with full of space on my drives.
> >> > > Even if the installation goes on, I think that it has skipped some
> >> > routines.
> >> > > I then tried to unzip the exe files and install the upgrade
manually,
> >> but
> >> > I
> >> > > didn't  figure out
> >> > > where the files goes.
> >> > >
> >> > > So I went back to the original files on the CD.
> >> > >
> >> > > Robert L.
> >> > >
> >> > > "Glenn Parrell" <gparrell@roadrunner.nf.net> a �crit dans le
message
> >> news:
> >> > > 99fh72$eo4$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> >> > > > Hi there, I have a SoundBlaster Live! X-Gamer 5.1 in my system,
and
> >> > > whenever
> >> > > > I go to install LiveWare 3.0  I run into several problems.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > First off, as it starts to install each component, I get "unable
to
> >> > > > intitalize uninstall, you may not be able to uninstall this
> >product",
> >> > hit
> >> > > > ok, and it starts to transfers files. Then after the first 2 or 3
> >> > > components
> >> > > > of the install are done, every component after tells me there is
not
> >> > > enough
> >> > > > free disk space to install them!!!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I have plenty of free space on either of my 20 gig or 8 gig
drives.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution??
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks in advance.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Ken Shelton
> Creative Labs Technical Support
> phone: 405-742-6655
> fax: 405-742-6633
> http://www.creative.com
> http://www.creativehelp.com