#1 2008-02-28 19:37:31
Temp space
I've been getting the minimum requirements warning after upgrading and after doing a bit of reading in the FAQ and here I'm still haven't seen a clear explanation. I've seen the suggestion here that it wasn't SUPER that was forcing us to use C: drive, but Windows so if that's true then we still need to know the details of what's happening so we can configure Windows. So...
Does SUPER use the TEMP or TMP variables? (User or System variables?)
Does the requirements check check the drive pointed to by these variables?
I haven't had time to do detective work on the first question, but I'm fairly sure the answer to the second one is no. My TEMP variables have always pointed to T: drive, but the warning message mentions C:. Having changed them to the default (D: drive on my system) it still mentions C:. This is not a helpful message.
If this is a problem, we just need to know where SUPER requires space so we can take some kind of action.
Windows XP SP2
2 GB RAM
2660 MHz Dual Core
1152x864 screen res
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#2 2008-02-28 23:10:08
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Re: Temp space
seanos wrote:
I've been getting the minimum requirements warning after upgrading
The minimum requirements to run SUPER(C) on a PC have never changed.
See FAQ http://www.erightsoft.com/faqt.html#Q022
The v2008.build.25 DISPLAYS to the user the points that aren't conform
to run SUPER(C)
You can still run this version on the same PC where you use to run
any previous version with the same resources, capabilities and results.
if you have 128MB of RAM, the previous versions use to detect it
internally without informing the user, however this version informs
the users about this weak point by displaying all measured values.
SUPER(C) uses the GetTempPath( ) function to retreive the tmp folder that was
automatically assigned by Windows.
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#3 2008-02-28 23:49:53
Re: Temp space
Thanks!
The GetTempPath function checks for the existence of environment variables in the following order and uses the first path found:
1. The path specified by the TMP environment variable.
2. The path specified by the TEMP environment variable.
3. The path specified by the USERPROFILE environment variable.
4. The Windows directory.
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#4 2008-03-01 12:59:58
Re: Temp space
96crypt_mod's reply contradicts itself. The reference to FAQ #22 states "20GB of free space (or more) on the dard disk were the OS is installed." 96crypt_mod's reply states that the "GetTempPath" function is used to retreive the the "tmp folder that was automatically assigned by Windows." Anyway, my OS is installed on the C drive and my "TMP" and "TEMP" environment variables both point to "F:\Temp\" and I get a warning that there is not enough free space on my C: drive. So I guess that SUPER(c) does not use the GetTempPath function as stated in the reply but instead uses the hard drive where the OS is intalled. Is my guess correct? -- Thanks.
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#5 2008-03-01 15:04:53
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Re: Temp space
(from Win9X ---up to--> Vista)
open a DOS box,
simply and only type set T
hit enter
read the location of yout TMP and TEMP...
the TMP and TEMP parameter are EXCLUSIVELY set by Windows,
SUPER(C) has absolutely no control over it.
to replace, change or modify the TMP, TEMP location, check
on MicroSoft forum boards depending on your operating system.
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#6 2008-03-02 08:28:16
Re: Temp space
Hello,
my question is, why isn't the tmp of Super variable?
I would spare many problems...or better it would be more userfriendly.
I have the same problem, that i does not have enough free diskspace on my C: partion of my laptop.
Best regards,
André
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#7 2008-03-02 09:14:50
Re: Temp space
I know the value of my "TMP" and "TEMP" environment variables. They are both set to "F:\TEMP\" and I also know that there is 44GB of free space on my F: drive. However, when SUPER(c) starts it states that there is only 5GB for free space on my C: drive and that is a problem because 20GB of free space is required by SUPER(c).
I don't see how SUPER(c) can be using the "GetTempPath" fucntion to retreive the temporay folder that it uses for temporary stroage. Am I missing something?
- Thanks.
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#8 2008-05-03 00:54:21
Re: Temp space
Hello everyone,
I found the solution in Windows' XP (SP2) environmental variables settings, to be found together with system variables you access by right-clicking "My Computer" and selecting "Properties". Go to the "Advanced"-tab , click the button saying "Environmental Variables" (or similar, I am translating from German):
Here you will find the system variables and the user variables, both contain a path (something like this):
Code::
TEMP %USERPROFILE%\...\Temp TMP %USERPROFILE%\...\Temp (usually pointing to the temp-directory of the current user.)
Either double-clicking the entry or clicking "Change/Edit" will open another window, showing the path and enabling you to change it.
To be on the safe side it may be better to highlight the respective entry, copy this to any text-editor of your choice, save the file somewhere (e.g. as .txt), thereby making it easy to change back...
Afterwards type the location of your choice (mine is D:\Temp), click "OK" 3 times, then restart SUPER - and voilá! - it reports the space left on the drive you just set. 
Hope, this helps!
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