LeCroqueMitaine
23rd February 2004 16:30 UTC

Wrong disk space available (win98 only)
Hello,

I have a problem on win98, the disk space available is 1.9 gb, even if I have more disk space. How to have the right disk space requirement ? It seems limited to 2 gb on win98...

(I'm using nsis 2.0)

LeCroqueMitaine
24th February 2004 10:22 UTC

Please, I need an answer :)

I made an installer than install more than 2 gb of datas. On windows 98, on the directory page, the "disk space available" is always 1.9gb, even if I have more disk space (currently I have over 10gb of empty space). What can I do to have the right disk space available ? Is this a bug of nsis ?

Joost Verburg
25th February 2004 12:26 UTC

This is related to limitations of Windows 9x API.

I think the problem can be solved by using another API, but then I have to use 64-bit values which will probably require some optimization to make it not increase the overhead size.

It will be investigated.

LeCroqueMitaine
4th March 2004 15:46 UTC

Any news ?

To get the disk space available, maybe the developers used the function "GetDiskFreeSpace()", instead of "GetDiskFreeSpaceEx()" ? For compatibility I think...

Joost Verburg
4th March 2004 16:03 UTC

Yes, but there are some problems because 64-bit numbers should be used and it should be loaded dynamically because it should still run on older systems.

Dave is already looking at it.

Brummelchen
4th March 2004 17:18 UTC

i am not sure but fat32 is limited on 2GB ?
i noticed some trouble ago with norton ghost from bootdisk and limit was 2gigs.

ps its not the thing that u can not create greater partitions (i have 8gigs for games) - must be a limit from system ?¿

Comm@nder21
4th March 2004 17:32 UTC

no, at fat32 the limit for partition-size is over 100gb, but the limit for single files is about 4gb.

Brummelchen
4th March 2004 17:38 UTC

ok, 4gig it was :) thx

then i dont know... fat? :D

Joost Verburg
4th March 2004 18:02 UTC

FAT16 is limited to 2GB.

eccles
4th March 2004 20:29 UTC

Ta for the reminder. Yes, I've been looking at it.

It is almost complete; I just need to trim some bytes off here and there to get the installer back within 34KB. Unfortunately I've not been able to spend much time to finish it during the week, but I should have it sorted this weekend.

eccles
6th March 2004 12:42 UTC

Just updated CVS version of NSIS: Win9x (Win95 OSR2 and later) should now see drive space > 2GB.

Joost Verburg
6th March 2004 21:33 UTC

The first editor of Windows 95 supports only FAT16, which has a 2GB limit. So there should be no display limit anymore at all :)