files and folders

[Guest]

please can you help
on the search for files and folders ive got alot of files in blue,most are
c:\windows\$ntuninst,and c:windows$ntservis(service pack uninstall) also
spuninst files,all off these files are in light blue as i said,do i need to
keep them as i need to free up space?

 

[JimR]

please can you help
on the search for files and folders ive got alot of files in blue,most are
c:\windows\$ntuninst,and c:windows$ntservis(service pack uninstall) also
spuninst files,all off these files are in light blue as i said,do i need
to
keep them as i need to free up space?

Those folders are hotfix backups. They can be deleted but if you delete them
you will not be able to uninstall any previously installed hotfixes. If you
really need the space you might want to copy them to a cd before deleting
them.

 

[AJR]

Color indicates folders are probably compressed.

Those folders are hotfix backups. They can be deleted but if you delete
them you will not be able to uninstall any previously installed hotfixes.
If you really need the space you might want to copy them to a cd before
deleting them.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Mark

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point.

Have you changed the three default settings for System Restore,
Temporary Internet Files and the Recycle Bin?

The default allocation to System Restore is 12% of your C partition
which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right click your
My Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore. Place the
cursor on your C drive select Settings but this time find the slider
and drag it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get
to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.

Another default setting which could be wasteful is that for temporary
internet files, especially if you do not store offline copies on disk.
The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude to
offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer
select Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files,
Settings to make the change. At the same time look at the number of
days history is held.

The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. Change to
5%, which should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor
on your Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and
move the slider from 10% to 5%. However, try to avoid letting it get
too full as if it is full and you delete a file by mistake it will
bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever.

When you have made these changes restart your computer and run Disk
Defragmenter.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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