free space inconsistency

S

Steve

In an effort to free up disk space on my WIndows XP computer, I navigated
to:

SYSTEM control panel,
advanced tab,
performance settings,
advanced tab,
change virtual memory,

then I lowered the max size of the paging file, hit the SET button, and got
out of there, hitting OK all the way.

I restarted the PC and found that "my computer" claims my C drive has the
same amount of free space as before! BUT, when I go back to that "virtual
memory" dialog box, it claims that the "space available" has gone up!

Why the discrepancy? Why doesn't "my computer" see the change? What more
can I do? My impression is that windows XP is hogging space, somewhere.
 
G

Guest

Steve, go back and restore the virtual memory to it's default settings. Windows needs this to run properl
and it is not hogging up space. To see how much hard drive space you have open "My Computer" and right-clic
on your hard drive icon, probably (C:). Select "Properties" from the menu and you will see a pie chart of your hard driv
space, giving both used and unused sizes. If you are running out of disk space, use the "Disk Cleanup" button to delete temporary files
If you wish to remove large programs that you no longer use, open Control Panel and use "Add or Remove Programs"
Jeff

----- Steve wrote: ----

In an effort to free up disk space on my WIndows XP computer, I navigate
to

SYSTEM control panel
advanced tab
performance settings
advanced tab
change virtual memory

then I lowered the max size of the paging file, hit the SET button, and go
out of there, hitting OK all the way

I restarted the PC and found that "my computer" claims my C drive has th
same amount of free space as before! BUT, when I go back to that "virtua
memory" dialog box, it claims that the "space available" has gone up

Why the discrepancy? Why doesn't "my computer" see the change? What mor
can I do? My impression is that windows XP is hogging space, somewhere
 

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