On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:10:55 -0700 (PDT), RealCat
<typingcat******.com> wrote:
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>On Jul 25, 2:51*pm, Nonny <nonnymo...******.com> wrote:[color=green]
>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:43:35 -0700 (PDT), RealCat
>>
>> <typing...******.com> wrote:[color=darkred]
>> >Hard disks are cheap these days, but not free and won't be free in the
>> >future. It's OK if it is occupied things that I use, but sadly, not
>> >always so.[/color]
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>> >For example, I can remove unused components , say games, at the "Turn
>> >Windows features on or off", but it doesn't seem to be removed from
>> >the hard disk, because the next time I add them again, Vista doesn't
>> >require the Vista DVD. After checking the directories manually I could
>> >find many unnecessary things like update installation file cache.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >If you know any tips to save hard disk spaces occupied by Vista,
>> >please let me know. Thank you.[/color]
>>
>> First tip: learn how to use Google.
>>
>> Got this from Googling "free hard disk space vista"
>>
>> [url]http://www.wikihow.com/Free-up-Hard-Disk-Space-on-Windows-Vista[/url][/color]
>
>Sorry, those 'general' tips know I already. I don't have unncessary
>applications installed by me, and removing temp folder or temporary
>internet files are not really helpful. System restore data is
>intentionally kept in case some error occurs.[/color]

How many restore points do you need? Your system is reserving - and
will use - 15% of your drive to keep restore points. You can make
that smaller. If you cut that to 7%, you'd free up GIGs.
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>I'd rather want some
>tips like removing uncessary component of Windows Vista completely
>from the hard disk, or physically removing some files that are
>unncessary., for example the update cache that could be found at
>Windows\SoftwareDistribution.[/color]

I told you that I found something using Google.

I wasn't telling a story... I WAS TRYING TO GIVE YOU A BIG HINT.