<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>
>> Ok, I ran the scan and the summery had jumped from 8727 to 8843
>> Mbytes. The directions
>said to right click it for options but it didn't have the ones
>specified. It had
>hide,zoom,rescan,open,recycle, and remove. So I selected open and it
>gave me a page with
>ALLOT of uninstall files.
>>
>
>So how do I remove all the uninstall files or should I?
>
>Thanks,
>R

No one is going to tell you have to remove files until we know where
they are and what files they are. You have not mentioned the location
of these files or anything. If they are uninstall files and they keep
increasing, but you are not installing any programs, then you may have a
stuck update or something that is continually reinstalling itself, as
someone mentioned already (I think it was Paul).
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>OK, I created the scanner folder in the program files but when I tried
>to extract the
>files it said it was password protected? I actually was able to run the
>scan for the C:
>partition earlier when the files was in my documents and settings but I
>forgot to read the
>txt file in order to know how to read the pie chart. This sure isn't
>as easy as it
>sounds.
>
>R

Are you doing this in Windows XP? Program Files is not "password
protected" on XP. Are you working from an administrative profile, or
are you logged into a limited-user profile? I asked this once already
and you have not replied to that.

Have you done a malware check yet, using Malwarebytes AntiMalware (MBAM)
as someone already suggested?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:41:58 -0700, magineer02 wrote:

> I've already run a Malwarebytes full scan on all the partitions and it
> came back with nothing found.
>
> R

Do the same with SuperAntiSpyware, too. Then you'll be 99.999% clean.

Stef

>
> news:fff93cd6-4962-49c5-a521-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >>
>
> >> Ok, I ran the scan and the summery had jumped from 8727 to 8843
>
> >> Mbytes. The directions
>
> >said to right click it for options but it didn't have the ones
>
> >specified. It had
>
> >hide,zoom,rescan,open,recycle, and remove. So I selected open and it
>
> >gave me a page with
>
> >ALLOT of uninstall files.
>
> >>
>
> >
>
> >So how do I remove all the uninstall files or should I?
>
> >
>
> >Thanks,
>
> >R
>
>
>
> No one is going to tell you have to remove files until we know where
>
> they are and what files they are. You have not mentioned the location
>
> of these files or anything. If they are uninstall files and they keep
>
> increasing, but you are not installing any programs, then you may have a
>
> stuck update or something that is continually reinstalling itself, as
>
> someone mentioned already (I think it was Paul).
>
> --
>
> Glen Ventura
>
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
>
> CompTIA A+

I'm trying to follow the instructions given. No one said anything about locations etc. and to be honest I don't know where the location is or how to find it. Please be specific in your instructions so that I can answer questions. As I said, when I read the zip file instructions they were NOT the same as when I right clicked on the pie chart. So I'm not at fault here.

I haven't installed anything new so how do I find out if something is reinstalling itself or whatever?


R

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c7e435a1-989b-4a76-94e2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>I'm trying to follow the instructions given. No one said anything about
>locations etc. and
>to be honest I don't know where the location is or how to find it.
>Please be specific in
>your instructions so that I can answer questions. As I said, when I
>read the zip file
>instructions they were NOT the same as when I right clicked on the pie
>chart. So I'm not
>at fault here.
>
>I haven't installed anything new so how do I find out if something is
>reinstalling itself
>or whatever?

Use Scanner to scan your drive/partition. It will show you a pie chart.
Move your mouse pointer over the different colored sections of the
chart, and at the top of the Scanner window, it will show the
path/location of each section as you hover over them.
Single-click a folder in the pie chart and it will show a new chart of
just that folder's contents.

You can also right-click a pie section and click Open.... it will open a
folder window showing you the files in that location. The address bar
at the top of the folder window will have the path/location of the
folder and files. You *do* know how to view the address bar in a
Windows folder window, yes? (View menu> Toolbars> Address Bar)

As I mentioned in a previous reply, look at the scan of the drive, then
do another in a few days and see if there is a big increase of used
space in one of those folders. Your issue according to you is that your
partition is filling up... look for where there is a large increase in
files over that period of time when it 'fills up'.

You mentioned Installer files, but if you just see a lot of installer
files, that doesn't mean it's what filling up the partition. You have
to look at what INCREASES in size over the time period you are referring
to. just scanning once and saying, there's a lot of files in this spot,
does not mean those are what are *growing* in size.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

On Friday, August 31, 2012 9:04:55 AM UTC-7, Stefan Patric wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:41:58 -0700, magineer02 wrote:
>
>
>
> > I've already run a Malwarebytes full scan on all the partitions and it
>
> > came back with nothing found.
>
> >
>
> > R
>
>
>
> Do the same with SuperAntiSpyware, too. Then you'll be 99.999% clean.
>
>
>
> Stef

I downloaded and did a full scan with superantispyware and it found 128 threats - Adware tracking cookies. I removed them all and then checked but it made no difference as to the problem.

Robert

On Friday, August 31, 2012 6:22:32 PM UTC-7, glee wrote:

> news:c7e435a1-989b-4a76-94e2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >
>
> >I'm trying to follow the instructions given. No one said anything about
>
> >locations etc. and
>
> >to be honest I don't know where the location is or how to find it.
>
> >Please be specific in
>
> >your instructions so that I can answer questions. As I said, when I
>
> >read the zip file
>
> >instructions they were NOT the same as when I right clicked on the pie
>
> >chart. So I'm not
>
> >at fault here.
>
> >
>
> >I haven't installed anything new so how do I find out if something is
>
> >reinstalling itself
>
> >or whatever?
>
>
>
> Use Scanner to scan your drive/partition. It will show you a pie chart.
>
> Move your mouse pointer over the different colored sections of the
>
> chart, and at the top of the Scanner window, it will show the
>
> path/location of each section as you hover over them.
>
> Single-click a folder in the pie chart and it will show a new chart of
>
> just that folder's contents.
>
>
>
> You can also right-click a pie section and click Open.... it will open a
>
> folder window showing you the files in that location. The address bar
>
> at the top of the folder window will have the path/location of the
>
> folder and files. You *do* know how to view the address bar in a
>
> Windows folder window, yes? (View menu> Toolbars> Address Bar)
>
>
>
> As I mentioned in a previous reply, look at the scan of the drive, then
>
> do another in a few days and see if there is a big increase of used
>
> space in one of those folders. Your issue according to you is that your
>
> partition is filling up... look for where there is a large increase in
>
> files over that period of time when it 'fills up'.
>
>
>
> You mentioned Installer files, but if you just see a lot of installer
>
> files, that doesn't mean it's what filling up the partition. You have
>
> to look at what INCREASES in size over the time period you are referring
>
> to. just scanning once and saying, there's a lot of files in this spot,
>
> does not mean those are what are *growing* in size.
>
> --
>
> Glen Ventura
>
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
>
> CompTIA A+


I will go back and try to do this and let you know what I find. Thank you all for your excellent help but please bear with me as I'm disabled and it takes me awhile to do things.

Robert

> news:c7e435a1-989b-4a76-94e2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >
>
> >I'm trying to follow the instructions given. No one said anything about
>
> >locations etc. and
>
> >to be honest I don't know where the location is or how to find it.
>
> >Please be specific in
>
> >your instructions so that I can answer questions. As I said, when I
>
> >read the zip file
>
> >instructions they were NOT the same as when I right clicked on the pie
>
> >chart. So I'm not
>
> >at fault here.
>
> >
>
> >I haven't installed anything new so how do I find out if something is
>
> >reinstalling itself
>
> >or whatever?
>
>
>
> Use Scanner to scan your drive/partition. It will show you a pie chart.
>
> Move your mouse pointer over the different colored sections of the
>
> chart, and at the top of the Scanner window, it will show the
>
> path/location of each section as you hover over them.
>
> Single-click a folder in the pie chart and it will show a new chart of
>
> just that folder's contents.
>
>
>
> You can also right-click a pie section and click Open.... it will open a
>
> folder window showing you the files in that location. The address bar
>
> at the top of the folder window will have the path/location of the
>
> folder and files. You *do* know how to view the address bar in a
>
> Windows folder window, yes? (View menu> Toolbars> Address Bar)
>
>
>
> As I mentioned in a previous reply, look at the scan of the drive, then
>
> do another in a few days and see if there is a big increase of used
>
> space in one of those folders. Your issue according to you is that your
>
> partition is filling up... look for where there is a large increase in
>
> files over that period of time when it 'fills up'.
>
>
>
> You mentioned Installer files, but if you just see a lot of installer
>
> files, that doesn't mean it's what filling up the partition. You have
>
> to look at what INCREASES in size over the time period you are referring
>
> to. just scanning once and saying, there's a lot of files in this spot,
>
> does not mean those are what are *growing* in size.
>
> --
>
> Glen Ventura
>
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
>
> CompTIA A+

I did as you suggested but to go through each and every folder one by one is rather tedious and daunting to say the least. Is there no other way of doing this other than using a pie chart?

Robert

On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:38:45 -0700 (PDT), (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>
>> news:c7e435a1-989b-4a76-94e2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> >
>>
>> >I'm trying to follow the instructions given. No one said anything about
>>
>> >locations etc. and
>>
>> >to be honest I don't know where the location is or how to find it.
>>
>> >Please be specific in
>>
>> >your instructions so that I can answer questions. As I said, when I
>>
>> >read the zip file
>>
>> >instructions they were NOT the same as when I right clicked on the pie
>>
>> >chart. So I'm not
>>
>> >at fault here.
>>
>> >
>>
>> >I haven't installed anything new so how do I find out if something is
>>
>> >reinstalling itself
>>
>> >or whatever?
>>
>>
>>
>> Use Scanner to scan your drive/partition. It will show you a pie chart.
>>
>> Move your mouse pointer over the different colored sections of the
>>
>> chart, and at the top of the Scanner window, it will show the
>>
>> path/location of each section as you hover over them.
>>
>> Single-click a folder in the pie chart and it will show a new chart of
>>
>> just that folder's contents.
>>
>>
>>
>> You can also right-click a pie section and click Open.... it will open a
>>
>> folder window showing you the files in that location. The address bar
>>
>> at the top of the folder window will have the path/location of the
>>
>> folder and files. You *do* know how to view the address bar in a
>>
>> Windows folder window, yes? (View menu> Toolbars> Address Bar)
>>
>>
>>
>> As I mentioned in a previous reply, look at the scan of the drive, then
>>
>> do another in a few days and see if there is a big increase of used
>>
>> space in one of those folders. Your issue according to you is that your
>>
>> partition is filling up... look for where there is a large increase in
>>
>> files over that period of time when it 'fills up'.
>>
>>
>>
>> You mentioned Installer files, but if you just see a lot of installer
>>
>> files, that doesn't mean it's what filling up the partition. You have
>>
>> to look at what INCREASES in size over the time period you are referring
>>
>> to. just scanning once and saying, there's a lot of files in this spot,
>>
>> does not mean those are what are *growing* in size.
>>
>
>I did as you suggested but to go through each and every folder one by one is rather tedious and daunting to say the least. Is there no other way of doing this other than using a pie chart?

There's actually a much better (in my opinion) program for this task
called Treesize, which has a free version located here:
<http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/>

You can see at a glance which folders are taking up the most real
estate on the drive, and you can drill down all the way to the file
level quickly and easily.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:02:34 -0700, magineer02 wrote:

> On Friday, August 31, 2012 9:04:55 AM UTC-7, Stefan Patric wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:41:58 -0700, magineer02 wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > I've already run a Malwarebytes full scan on all the partitions and
>> > it
>>
>> > came back with nothing found.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > R
>>
>>
>>
>> Do the same with SuperAntiSpyware, too. Then you'll be 99.999% clean.
>>
>>
>>
>> Stef
>
> I downloaded and did a full scan with superantispyware and it found 128
> threats - Adware tracking cookies. I removed them all and then checked
> but it made no difference as to the problem.
>
> Robert

Okay. Now you know it's something else causing the problem. Did you
check the Restore configuration? For now, just turn it off.

Check what services you have running. What background processes. What
Startup processes. Think back to when you first noticed the problem.
Did you install anything, and I mean anything, just prior?

Stef