Reg
You should be able to get Windows SP2 into a 5.85 gb partition. My
partition is 5.61 gb with 1.43 gb free space.
Here are some suggestions on how you might achieve this objective.
To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to make sure
that you can see all files. 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.
Download Dirsize.dll plug-in and place the file in Windows\System32
folder. Select Start, Run and type "regsvr32 dirsize.dll" without the
quotes and hit ENTER. Next in Windows Explorer open a folder and set it
to Detail view. From the View menu, click Choose Details. Put a
checkmark near Folder Size, and click OK. Use CTRL and + key ( Numeric
Keypad ) combination to resize the column width, so that the Folder Size
column is displayed correctly. To apply this setting for all the
folders, click Tools, Folder Options. In the View tab and click Apply to
all folders. You can download Dirsize from:
http://markd.mvps.org/
If you are you using Norton Utilities say as Norton Protected Storage
can hide piles of junked files without the user realising it.
A System Restore default wastes disk space. The setting has not been not
modified since Windows XP was first marketed 5 / 6 years ago. You can
limit the disk space used by System Restore. Right click on the My
Computer icon on your Desktop and select, Properties, System Restore,
Settings. This will give you the amount of Disk Space allocated to
System Restore in terms of % of size of Drive and megabytes or
gigabytes. The default maximum is 12%. You can move the slider to the
left to reduce the size of the allocation. For your Windows partition I
suggest 10%. Once the allocated space is fully taken the oldest restore
point is removed when a new restore point is created ( or it should
be ). The saving is modest for your windows partition as partitioning
has reduced the impact of the default
System Restore only needs to monitor the Windows XP partitions on each
machine ( if any machine has another version of Windows installed e.g.
Windows98 you need to say so that I can check out the implications for
that operating system. If you have System Restore monitoring removable
drives they should not be monitored. All these non-windows partitions
will gain free space once monitoring is turned off
In the Windows Directory of your C partition you will have some
Uninstall folders in your Windows folder typically:
$NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$. These files may be
compressed or not compressed. If compressed the text of the folder name
appears in blue characters. If not compressed you can compress them.
Right click on folder and select Properties, General, Advanced and check
the box before Compress contents to save Disk Space. On the General Tab
you can see the amount gained by deducting the size on disk from the
size. Folder compression is only an option on a NTFS formatted drive /
partition.
If they do not turn blue Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View tab
and you will see the Advanced Settings List below Folder View. Then
scroll down the list to it's end and you will see "Show Encrypted and
Compressed NTFS Files in Color" on the line above.
Create a My Documents folder in another partition and copy ( not move )
the contents of My Documents to your new folder. Then delete the files
( not the folder ) in your My Documents folder ( if you encounter
problems deleting use Shift + Delete to bypass the Recycle Bin ). You
will also need to change Default File locations in the Microsoft Office
programmes you use. For Word go to Tools, Options, File Locations,
highlight Documents, click on Modify and change file path. For Excel go
to Tools, Options, General and change default file path.
For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.
To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm
For routine maintenance and after significant system changes try Start,
All Programmes, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to Empty your
Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. If more than one
person is using the computer you need to do this for each User Profile.
Delete all but the most recent Restore Point ( Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup, More options, System Restore,
OK and OK ). Run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
I would forget about Windows XP SP2 remnants and check the position
after installing SP2. Get an SP2 disk if you do not have one. It is
easier to install off the CD than downloading off the internet.
Did you partition your hard drive or was it done for you? If you did it
what program / utility did you use?
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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