You need at least 5Gb free space for Update 2 for #Delphi XE2, C++Builder XE2 and RAD Studio XE2
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/11/02
Yesterday, Update 2 for Delphi XE2 / C++ Builder XE2 / RAD Studio XE2 became available for download.
A few notes from my experience upgrading from a full RAD Studio XE2 Update 1 install (from ISO):
- You need at least 5 Gb free disk space to install Update 2.
The installer won’t warn you in advance: it will indicate it needs more disk space when it cannot update the first file that does not fit.
In my case (VMware image of 40 Gb with 4 Gb free), that was not enough. - It will leave a 300 Mb directory at %temp%\radstudio_xe2_update2_download
- Downloads are available from the altd http and ftpd ftp servers for registrered users at about 300 kilobyte per second each.
Expect a total download time of at least:- 15 minutes for the 300 Mb XE2 Update 2,
- 90 minutes for the complete 2.5 Gb XE2 install ISO that includes Update 2,
- 40 minutes for the 800 Mb XE2 Help Update 1,
- 20 minutes for the 350 Mb RADPHP XE2 Update 2.
- The Update 2 install will wait a very long time in the “Validating” phase. Just be patient, it will get there in the end.
- Though the Help Update 1 is a lot bigger download, you usually only install one language and then it needs around half a gigabyte.
There are a ton of changes (154 changes files in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\9.0\source directory tree alone) including some of the things I came across that now have been fixed:
- warnings about duplicate resources when including MidasLib
- refreshing of BindingList
- when the FireMonkey designer is visible, Alt-key combinations now work again
–jeroen
Via: Update 2 for Delphi XE2, C++Builder XE2 and RAD Studio XE2 now available – DelphiFeeds.com.
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LachlanG said
Does it permanently fill the 5GB or use it as temporary working space? Either way it’s not very nice for users of snapshotted VMs.
jpluimers said
I had about 3.5 Gb space free at the end. But I had some of the directories marked as “compress”, so you might need some more disk space.
IL said
Jeroen, have you compressed directories like this C:\ProgramData\{46A13B26-D605-4DC3-8770-D0F4A0C3565D}? Aren’t they safe to be deleted if you have ISO?
jpluimers said
I compressed them; those directories are needed when you want to repair your current install, and maybe for upgrades too.
IL said
Yep, I compressed them too. For Delphi XE2 installation size on disk reduced from 2092Mb to 1200Mb. I’ve also used “Run as Another User PowerToy” http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.06.elevation.aspx to run delphicbuilder_xe2_upd2.exe as built-in Administrator and not interrupting my Windows session.
arjan said
I also had problems using the DelhiUpdater. Just frooze with a system error. Switched to downloading the update2 directly and that worked fine.
Fritz said
> You need at least 5Gb free space for Update 2 for #Delphi XE2, C++Builder XE2 and RAD Studio XE2
Well, this should not be a real problem, should it?
Regards Fritz
jpluimers said
It can be a real problem in a VM.
In my case it was: I had 4 Gb free space in a 40 Gb VMware image.
Now it is 50 Gb.
–jeroen