[Cobra]

I get this whenever it hits 62%. about 6 map files, 3 mission scripts, and 2 of the closing cutscenes don't get installed. i'm  completely at a loss, too. my HD isn't full, and the only program that's using the files is the installation

[Scuddie]

Run a chkdsk.  Your hard drive may be full and reporting incorrect information.  Likewise it may not be full, and reporting that it is.  I see this kind of thing all the time.

[Cobra]

and i run that... how?

btw, i have 15 gigs of space on my 40 gig, which i am currently installing it on.

[Scuddie]

Go into recovery console and type chkdsk.  Either that or right click the drive->Properties->tools->error checking->check now, and select fix file system errors.  But the recovery console version is faster and more informative.

[aldo_14]

I think a fragmented drive can sometimes cause problems....  if you have 2 disks, I think sometimes you can also get problems if the other disk is full.

[Cobra]

eh, i defragmented them about 2 weeks ago, so that's not a problem.

[Cobra]

scuddie, the DSKCHK didn't work.

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Cobra
scuddie, the DSKCHK didn't work.

[color=66ff00]Perhaps because it's not DSKCHK it's CHKDSK.

BTW I would highly advise against installing linux cobra if simple maintainence in windows is difficult for you.
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[Cobra]

lol, whoops. meant to put it the other way around. i did put in CHKDSK though.

[Scuddie]

When you said "It didn't work", what was the circumstance of it not working?  You didn't run chkdsk in a dos box, did you?  It doesn't work that way.  It has to be recovery console, or windows error checking tool.  Was it reported that it found no errors, or that it found errors and they were fixed?

Also, since you have a 40GB drive, your MFT may very well be filled up if you have many small files.  For example, I once installed Forgotten Battles and Ace expansion on a 20GB drive.  When I tried to install Pacific Fighters, it reported a full drive, although I had 8GB left.  It occured to me that FB, Ace, and PF all are made up of tens of thousands of small files, and my indexes were maxed out.  This could very well be the case, as unlikely as it sounds...

[Cobra]

well, i've got a ****load of FS MODs, trainers, demo installers, but they're all on my other drive. about 85% of my small files are on my F drive.

[Scuddie]

Try installing again.  This time, monitor your CD-ROM access light.  It should be a consistently fast blinking light all the way thru.  If you notice at around 60ish percent that it spontaneously becomes a solid light, or if it becomes unlit for a few seconds followed by a brief lighting, the odds are it is a reading error, and the disc needs to be cleaned or replaced.

[Cobra]

i did, actually, and at 61 percent i got the error again.

[Scuddie]

Get rid of of crap you don't need...  Maybe 200 megs or so, and empty the trash.  You can start by disabling system restore, and you can empty browser cache.  Also, if you're like me, you probably have a downloads folder where 95% of the files you have no use for anymore.  If you get far past 62% this time, then you can empty out more crap and you'll be able to install it just fine.