The target to set yourself is 7.4 gb free space. This should be
achievable.
Right click on your C drive in Windows Explorer and you should see
there whether the drive is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. If NTFS
formatted you can use File Compression to compress folder and files
which rarely if ever accessed. The large Windows Uninstall Update
folders are an obvious but you will win more by taking up the other
suggestion to delete them.
You would probably benefit from turning automatic updates off. Right
click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties,
Automatic Updates. Uncheck the box before Automatic (Recommended) and
check the box before Notify me but do not automatically download or
install. Click on Apply and OK and close all windows. Restart your
computer.
Select Start, Help and Support, Keep your computer up to date with
Windows Update and double click Custom. The system then check on you
and then your system to see what you need. At the end of this stage
under Select by Type will be the number of Updates available by
category. Click on Critical and it will list the details of those
available. Check the option for each and every one and then click on
Install. You will then be offered the option to Save to Disk or to
Run. Select Run. The process is then fully automated until it says
hopefully Successful or Finished. You then restart the machine if
asked to do so.
I would reduce the allocation of disk space to System Restore to 700
mb thereby increasing free space by 2.65 gb.
Delete all but the most recent Restore Point using Disk CleanUp (
Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup, More
options). Include this operation in your regular housekeeping routine.
cCleaner does touch these files.
Do not use cCleaner to remove old Prefetch files save in exceptional
circumstances. cCleaner removes on the basis of age not which are not
now being used. Using cCleaner reduces system performance until it
recovers what it has lost.
Failing to remember passwords is a downside of using cCleaner. Just
make a written note of them and live with the irritant of having to
re-enter passwords.
Removing the install files and relocating Media Content will gain you
significant free space but I cannot guess the amount.
When you can have completed these operations you may still be able to
win space. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced
Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and
folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is
unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You
should also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for
known file types" is not
checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected
and then select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type,
Total Size, and Free Space.
Folder Size -a useful tool for use with Windows Explorer when
investigating how disk space is being used.
http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/
Use the Search option in Windows Explorer to search for files over 1
mb. You sort the result in order of size by clicking on size over the
list of files. Search All Users ensuring you have selected Advanced
Options and clicked on the box before Search System Folders, Search
Hidden Files and Folders and Search Sub-Folders.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"Katonahjoe" <donaldduffy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I will try removing Office XP Media Content.
>
> I have a 40GB HD running XP Home Edition with 256MB ram. I assume I
> have I have only 1 partition (i.e. C Drive). I do have a zip drive
> but I dont think that is what you mean.
>
> "GateKeeper" <earthbarence@earth1ink.net> wrote in message
> news:uE5FyXXPHHA.1756@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Office XP Media Content is a large collection of images and short
>> video clips you can use in Office documents. You can remove this
>> from your computer without causing any problems. Removing it should
>> free up a lot of space.
>>
>> It would really helps us help you if you would answer the questions
>> about the size of your hard drives and partitions.
>>
>> Katonahjoe wrote:
>>> I am constantly getting the low disk space error message. When I
>>> run Disk Cleanup, I get a message saying I have 0 Mb of free disk
>>> space and System Restore is disabled.
>>>
>>> The first time this happened, I used Add/Remove Programs to remove
>>> 90MB of programs. Next, I lost all my cookies and the Low Disk
>>> message and Disabled System restore messages appeaared again.
>>>
>>> I have not added any software or hardware recently. I had over 650
>>> MB of free disk space last week when I checked My Computer. As I
>>> type this it shows only 1.83MB free. I only have Outlook Express
>>> and IE running to save resources.
>>>
>>> Can I remove any of the following programs? How?
>>>
>>> 1. Microsoft Office XP Media Content - would removing this effect
>>> Windows
>>> Media Player or the My Pictures folder and files?
>>> 2. Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 - I could not find a description
>>> in
>>> Microsoft Help and Support.
>>> 3. Games - not on Control Panel but I dont use them. How do I
>>> remove them?
>>> 4. Quicktime - comes with ITunes. Will check with Apple since I
>>> dont use
>>> video feature of ITunes
>>>
>>> Is it safe to keep the PC running and hope the Low Disk issue
>>> resolves itself?
>
>