No longer able to use Clean Installer

[catki86226]

Clean installer has always worked fine. I trued using it recently and get a message saying something like

"SystemPath too long after being fully qualified. Make sure path is less than 260 characters.

Never had a problem before. I believe I have version 1514. I have Uni, Nightlife, Pets, Vacation.

Thanks!

BTW, what is DDO?

[simsample]

DDO is Delphy's Download Organizer.
Your error sounds like you have too many nested folders/ too many long filenames. For example, c:\ Documents and settings\ Username\ Documents\ EA Games\ The Sims 2\ Downloads\ Buy Mode\ Comfort\ Beds\ Bedding\ Simgle bedding\ abeddingbysomeonewithareallylongusernameprobablyhystericalparoxysmbecauseshegivesreallylongfilenamestoallofherbrilliantitemsandihavetorenamethemallbecauseiliketoputeverythingintosubfoldersandiorganizelikeihaveobsessivecompulsivedownloadingdisprder.
I hope you get what I mean! Try renaming items that are nested deep down in the hierarchy of your Downloads folders.

[catki86226]

Gotcha! I'll check that out. Thanks a lot.

[catki86226]

BTW, do you know the max number of characters you can have for a file name? Or can you think of any files you think I could look at? I have tons of files.

Thanks!

[simsample]

If you have Vista I think it's 260 as the error said; slightly less if you have XP. But remember that is the number of characters in the path- so that includes the c:\documents and settings\ username\ my documents etc. at the front.
So the files you should be looking at are those which are deepest down in the folder hierarchy, and those with exceptionally long names.