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From: Richard Brogger <>
Subject: Re: [FTST] Unable to install
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:37:13 -0600
References: <200112150056.fBF0uZlr019921@mail.redshift.com>


Hi Bob,

The first suite of programs I owned fit on a 176 Kilobyte floppy. I
fear that those days are long gone. Most programs on CD need at least
three times the program size free for installation. Since FTST is not
on a CD, that means the download is taking up space also. If you have
a CD-R or Zip drive, you MIGHT get FTST to install on G: drive. One
factor is that your Temp folder is on C: drive.

Will TMG5 be smaller? I don't see how it could be unless Bob were to
write it in a different language and I am sure that will not happen.
Earlier I was reading about Lindows and noted that it will have over
10 million lines of code. TMG5 may not be that large but TMG5 is not
a simple program. As it gets more complex, it will grow.
We ask for more and more features. Combine the features in FTST with
those in TMG4 and the result is a program very, very rich in features.
I am not a programmer but I find it hard to believe that features can
be added without increasing the size of the program. There is a bottom
line and in this case it will be program size. There is no free lunch.

The OS needs free space on C: and so do programs being installed, even
when the program is installed to another drive. Some files installed
by TMG/FTST and other programs will be added to the Windows System
folder because that is where Microsoft wants them. My recommendation
would be to remove some programs from C: drive, install them on
another drive and never add another program to C drive. IMO, for C
drive, 100 MB of free space is very marginal by todays standards.

Richard Brogger

wrote:
>
> I just wanted to mention that I have been unable to install FTST
> because of the ridiculous requirement for 100Mb of free space on the
> C: drive. I'm running on a laptop and don't have that space available
> on my C: drive. I could make it available someplace else such as on my
> g: drive, but it doesn't give me that option.
>
> Mainly I'm mentioning this because I am hoping that TMG 5 will not
> have the same stupid requirement. Being so inflexible on where it
> looks for free space is something out of the dark ages of
> computing--like back in the DOS days. It really makes me apprehensive
> about the forthcoming TMG 5.
>
> Judging by the requirements for FTST, is TMG 5 going to be just
> another overbloated Windows program? For now I am foregoing the
> "pleasure" (?) of installing the copy of FTST that I downloaded (which
> BTW the downloading also caused me a lot of trouble). I don't know how
> much space it would take after the install but the installation
> requirements have me really worried about it and TMG 5. For now I can
> skip FTST because I don't need it that badly. If TMG 5 is even more
> bloated I may decide to skip it also.
>
> For now the FTST download file is just sitting there uselessly taking
> up valuable space. This is not a good omen.
>
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