why wont this computer game work?

Question

this game i got it wont let me install it says i do not have enough space on the drive but i have 15gb on local disk c when i check the game is lord of the rings battle for middle earth can anyone tell me why it wont work?

it says reqires 5186.62mb

Answer 1

get rid of all the junk what your not useing

Answer 2

A long shot but you could run scan disk and just make sure there are no disk problems.

I am assuming you have XP and have admins privs.

It could be a write protect error message on something but installers do not always provide the best feedback.

If you have an anti-virus program, you can try disabling it during the install. Sometimes they block certain updates (i.e. to the registry, etc.)

If it is an MSI install, I have seen problems due to how windows has defined some variables in the registry (This usually means something deleted them). If this is the problem, it is not a space problem but it just can not find something like your documents and settings folder (because of the variables). If this is the problem, it is a pain to fix.

You could also try disabling any other spy/malware (or anything other xxxware) detection products.

Sometimes the vendor support site has some tips/tricks if it is a common problem.

Answer 3

Hi you may have 15gb space on disk and enough room to install it, but same games require another 10gb hard disk space to run. think its like virtual memory. i had same problem with battlefield 2142. had to delete some older games to get it ti work ok.hope this helps , happy new year.

Answer 4

This might be because you do not have enough RAM to have your computer keep up with the memory.

Answer 5

throw it in the bin yeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaa
happy new year