hard disk drive

[Guest]

just a query.
does uninstalling programmes free space in my hard disk?
i went to control panel...add/remove programmes ....and uninstalled a
programme which was around 500MB... but the amt of free space in my hard disk
did not change.
in addition, running System Restore actually took up more space in my C
drive.

 

[Alasdair]

just a query.
does uninstalling programmes free space in my hard disk?
i went to control panel...add/remove programmes ....and uninstalled a
programme which was around 500MB... but the amt of free space in my hard
disk
did not change.
in addition, running System Restore actually took up more space in my C
drive.

after any uninstall check that the programs directory has actually been
deleted
system restore uses more space probably because it saves the pre restore
state too - so you can undo the restore

Alasdair

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Daphne,

Yes, uninstalling should free up space, but you may not see it until you run
a defrag. System Restore's allotted drive space can be adjusted from its tab
in System Properties (Control Panel).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org