CAOTD error

Dimalio · 02-02-07, 06:21 PM

i finnaly got my hands on this game but any time i start this it says i dont have enough free space?I checked my drive and it said i have 40GB of space.

Hitman · 02-03-07, 03:55 AM

Disc space or memory space? CATOD runs best at Win XP with 512MB of RAM, more can cause errors, so you need a memory manager to reduce the amount of memory available. Check some topics in this forum about running CATOD in XP (Use the search function)

Dimalio · 02-03-07, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitman

Disc space or memory space? CATOD runs best at Win XP with 512MB of RAM, more can cause errors, so you need a memory manager to reduce the amount of memory available. Check some topics in this forum about running CATOD in XP (Use the search function)

I serched and only found this thread

BTW i dont want to spend $30 on the memory manager

Wim Libaers · 02-03-07, 01:10 PM

How much physical RAM do you have? If it's one GB or less, it should be easy to get something CAOTD will accept simply be reducing the pagefile size. Don't forget to set the pagefile back to something bigger if you need to run programs that use lots of memory. And such changes usually require a reboot.

Dimalio · 02-03-07, 01:45 PM

im not sure about the RAM

Wim Libaers · 02-03-07, 05:06 PM

Windows XP? Easy to check.

Press Control-alt-Delete once (pressing more than once would reboot the computer). The Taks Manager will pop up, with several tabs available. Choose the "Performance" tab. A few graphs and numbers are visible, two are interesting:
- Physical Memory: Total. (number in KB, this will be slightly bigger than 1 million if you have 1 GB.)
- Commit Charge: Limit. (total amount of memory available, if it's more than 2 GB reducing the page file will be required).

On my system, there is 1 GB of RAM, and 512MB page file (commit charge limit of approx. 1.5 million). CAOTD works with that, when set to windows 95 compatibility mode and 256 colors.

If you want to adjust page file sizes, an explanation with pictures of the menus can be found here:
http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
Note that you may have to set it below the recommended limits to work with CAOTD. If you have more than 2GB of physical RAM, this method will not work.

Dimalio · 02-03-07, 08:05 PM

physical memory 2096612
kernal memory 91572

Wim Libaers · 02-04-07, 12:09 PM

With that quantity of physical memory, expect problems. It might work if you disable the page file completely. If not, you could try running in an emulator like VMWare, QEMU,... but those are somewhat time-consuming to set up.

Dimalio · 02-04-07, 12:30 PM

how do

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wim Libaers

With that quantity of physical memory, expect problems. It might work if you disable the page file completely. If not, you could try running in an emulator like VMWare, QEMU,... but those are somewhat time-consuming to set up.

How do i disable the page file?

Wim Libaers · 02-04-07, 01:23 PM

For Windows XP:

- Control Panel
- Performance and Maintenance
- System (click this and a new window will appear).

Then, on the "System Properties" window, choose the "Advanced" tab, on that tab go in the settings for the "Performance" settings.

Another new window ("Performance Options") appears. Again, on this window, choose the "Advanced" tab. At the bottom, there's a button to change the virtual memory settings. You get another new window ("Virtual Memory").

In this new window, there is a list of all drives in your system, and the size of the page file on each drive. For each drive, select "no paging file". Apply changes and restart.

Note that it is not recommended to configure the PC like this, but with the amount of RAM you have, it should be reasonably safe. If you have to run programs that need lots of memory, go back to that window and turn the paging file back on. Some background information is in that link I gave earlier.

02-02-07, 06:21 PM	#1
Dimalio Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago IL GMT-6 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	CAOTD error i finnaly got my hands on this game but any time i start this it says i dont have enough free space?I checked my drive and it said i have 40GB of space. Last edited by Dimalio; 02-02-07 at 09:48 PM.

02-03-07, 03:55 AM	#2
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Disc space or memory space? CATOD runs best at Win XP with 512MB of RAM, more can cause errors, so you need a memory manager to reduce the amount of memory available. Check some topics in this forum about running CATOD in XP (Use the search function) __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

02-03-07, 01:10 PM	#4
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	How much physical RAM do you have? If it's one GB or less, it should be easy to get something CAOTD will accept simply be reducing the pagefile size. Don't forget to set the pagefile back to something bigger if you need to run programs that use lots of memory. And such changes usually require a reboot.

02-03-07, 01:45 PM	#5
Dimalio Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago IL GMT-6 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	im not sure about the RAM

02-03-07, 05:06 PM	#6
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Windows XP? Easy to check. Press Control-alt-Delete once (pressing more than once would reboot the computer). The Taks Manager will pop up, with several tabs available. Choose the "Performance" tab. A few graphs and numbers are visible, two are interesting: - Physical Memory: Total. (number in KB, this will be slightly bigger than 1 million if you have 1 GB.) - Commit Charge: Limit. (total amount of memory available, if it's more than 2 GB reducing the page file will be required). On my system, there is 1 GB of RAM, and 512MB page file (commit charge limit of approx. 1.5 million). CAOTD works with that, when set to windows 95 compatibility mode and 256 colors. If you want to adjust page file sizes, an explanation with pictures of the menus can be found here: http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm Note that you may have to set it below the recommended limits to work with CAOTD. If you have more than 2GB of physical RAM, this method will not work.

02-03-07, 08:05 PM	#7
Dimalio Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago IL GMT-6 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	physical memory 2096612 kernal memory 91572

02-04-07, 12:09 PM	#8
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	With that quantity of physical memory, expect problems. It might work if you disable the page file completely. If not, you could try running in an emulator like VMWare, QEMU,... but those are somewhat time-consuming to set up.

02-04-07, 01:23 PM	#10
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	For Windows XP: - Control Panel - Performance and Maintenance - System (click this and a new window will appear). Then, on the "System Properties" window, choose the "Advanced" tab, on that tab go in the settings for the "Performance" settings. Another new window ("Performance Options") appears. Again, on this window, choose the "Advanced" tab. At the bottom, there's a button to change the virtual memory settings. You get another new window ("Virtual Memory"). In this new window, there is a list of all drives in your system, and the size of the page file on each drive. For each drive, select "no paging file". Apply changes and restart. Note that it is not recommended to configure the PC like this, but with the amount of RAM you have, it should be reasonably safe. If you have to run programs that need lots of memory, go back to that window and turn the paging file back on. Some background information is in that link I gave earlier.