freeing up space

[badgolferman]

I have been upgrading several computers from W2K PRO to WXP PRO
recently. Some of these computers have 4GB solid state drives and must
stay that way. As a consequence they are extremely low on space after
upgrading to WXP.

I have uninstalled as much superfluous software as possible but am
wondering if there is a list of Windows files that can be deleted
safely. These machines are only used for receiving instructions
remotely to play certain audio files over a speaker system.

 

[Malke]

I have been upgrading several computers from W2K PRO to WXP PRO
recently. Some of these computers have 4GB solid state drives and
must
stay that way. As a consequence they are extremely low on space after
upgrading to WXP.

I have uninstalled as much superfluous software as possible but am
wondering if there is a list of Windows files that can be deleted
safely. These machines are only used for receiving instructions
remotely to play certain audio files over a speaker system.

There is a list that I know of, but you might look at using nLite:
http://www.nliteos.com/index.html

Malke

 

[Gerry Cornell]

The capacity of the hard drives is so limited it brings into doubt the
viability of running Windows XP on the machine. You need a minimum
of 15%, preferably 25% free disk space for satisfactory performance.
What are these machines to be used for?

Are the hard drives formatted as FAT32 or NTFS?

The link below directly answers your question. However, if your disk is
formatted as NTFS you can use file compression to substantially reduce
the disk space occupied by these files.
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

Given the nature of your enquiry you may find what follows helpful.

One default setting on a large drive 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. On your drive
5% 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%.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[badgolferman]

Gerry Cornell, 11/24/2006, 9:41:27 AM,

The capacity of the hard drives is so limited it brings into doubt the
viability of running Windows XP on the machine. You need a minimum
of 15%, preferably 25% free disk space for satisfactory performance.
What are these machines to be used for?

These machines are used as sound generators in flight simulators that
are motion capable. Standard hard drives are not considered reliable
enough for the extents of vibration/movement the simulators can attain.

Are the hard drives formatted as FAT32 or NTFS?

NTFS

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I have already done some of what you suggest. I will check it out
farther and see how much more I can compress or reduce saved space. I
even disabled System Restore to get back quite a bit.

 

[Pop`]

I have to ask: If all these computers are doing is receiving instructions

remotely to play certain audio files over a speaker system, why are you
bothering to change the operating system? It almost sounds like progress
just for the sake of progress, and possibly a misuse of the machines.

Pop`

 

[badgolferman]

I have to ask: If all these computers are doing is receiving
instructions

Must comply with unfunded NASA standards.

 

[Rock]

I have been upgrading several computers from W2K PRO to WXP PRO
recently. Some of these computers have 4GB solid state drives and must
stay that way. As a consequence they are extremely low on space after
upgrading to WXP.

I have uninstalled as much superfluous software as possible but am
wondering if there is a list of Windows files that can be deleted
safely. These machines are only used for receiving instructions
remotely to play certain audio files over a speaker system.

Turn off system restore, turn off hibernation, direct the page file to a
secondary hard drive if available and keep only a small page file of 50 mb
on C:.