Not enough space on the Windows drive?

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I quite often get a warning that there is insufficient space on my
windows drive. Typically it might say that I only have 32MB. If I
then go straight to my-computer and look at the properties for C:
(which is where I have Windows installed..) it tells me there there
is - for instance 129MB of free space.

How come the warning?


ron b.

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Hi Noel,
Thanks for your response. I have found nothing on that C: that I
could delete really. I suspect that there is a huge amount of "lost"
or "invisible" data on it that I would love to "get at" and delete.
Can you give me a tip in this respect. Is there a free-/Share-ware
utility that has a look at what is "really" on a h.disk and perhaps
displays it graphically. I seem to remember having seen somthing
like this way back?

ron b.

(p.s. There is movie maker and web-publisher etc on the disk but I am
not sure how or where to delete those.. were not listed in
"systemcontrol/software/windows-setup/" )

rb


"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> 129MB is really still not enough space - it implies that System
Restore has
> already been switched off to regain space, for one thing.
>
> You need to clear some headroom on that HD - fast! and then do a
scandisk
> and defrag.
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
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> "Ronald J. Bartle" <RBartle@NOSPAMt-online.de> wrote in message
> news:esnAuYqIFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >I quite often get a warning that there is insufficient space on my
> > windows drive. Typically it might say that I only have 32MB. If
I
> > then go straight to my-computer and look at the properties for C:
> > (which is where I have Windows installed..) it tells me there
there
> > is - for instance 129MB of free space.
> >
> > How come the warning?
> >
> >
> > ron b.
> >
> >
>
>

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I'd tend to agree with Jack on this (not unusual) - but if you're strapped
for cash, post back, and we'll see what we can do.....


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
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> Ronald, use the Add-Remove Programs wizard to uninstall any undesired
> programs. Then run Disk Cleanup to remove unwanted files.
> Then Disk Defrag. Then check the available free space.
> Repost with any questions about any additional programs to uninstall
> afterwards.
>
> If your funds permit, a 20-80 GB HD, 7200 rpm, ATA 100 or 133, is very
> inexpensive just now, and copying your current drive to one, with the
> included utility, and reconfiguring the new drive as the bootable drive is
> really easy. You would then have the second, older drive to use as a
> backup
> storage device, also.
>
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> "Ronald J. Bartle" <RBartle@NOSPAMt-online.de> wrote in message
> news:%23ZE1jCwIFHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Noel,
>> Thanks for your response. I have found nothing on that C: that I
>> could delete really. I suspect that there is a huge amount of "lost"
>> or "invisible" data on it that I would love to "get at" and delete.
>> Can you give me a tip in this respect. Is there a free-/Share-ware
>> utility that has a look at what is "really" on a h.disk and perhaps
>> displays it graphically. I seem to remember having seen somthing
>> like this way back?
>>
>> ron b.
>>
>> (p.s. There is movie maker and web-publisher etc on the disk but I am
>> not sure how or where to delete those.. were not listed in
>> "systemcontrol/software/windows-setup/" )
>>
>> rb
>>
>>
>> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:#rzskOuIFHA.2136@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > 129MB is really still not enough space - it implies that System
>> Restore has
>> > already been switched off to regain space, for one thing.
>> >
>> > You need to clear some headroom on that HD - fast! and then do a
>> scandisk
>> > and defrag.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>> >
>> > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> > http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>> >
>> > Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages
>> to NG's
>> >
>> > "Ronald J. Bartle" <RBartle@NOSPAMt-online.de> wrote in message
>> > news:esnAuYqIFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > >I quite often get a warning that there is insufficient space on my
>> > > windows drive. Typically it might say that I only have 32MB. If
>> I
>> > > then go straight to my-computer and look at the properties for C:
>> > > (which is where I have Windows installed..) it tells me there
>> there
>> > > is - for instance 129MB of free space.
>> > >
>> > > How come the warning?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ron b.
>> > >
>
>