how to reclaim winxp disk space

[habiru]

help!

my system is running low on diskspace and i need to reclaim some from the
windows system. ive already gone thru program files etc. which files can i
delete without effecting system operation or performance. im running winxp
sp2 with all the latest patches. Can i delete wholesale the $ntuniinstall
files in the windows directoty. what about service pack files--where are
they located? ideas?

ss

 

[DL]

The best idea is to attach a slave hd
You can delete $ntuninstall, just means you wont be able to uninstall
hotfixes
See Internet Options, delete the temp files.Also set temp files to max 50mb.
Run Disk Cleanup, if it runs with low disk space, otherwise Start>run>%temp%
and delete the files

 

[JS]

Yep you can delete the $Ntuninstall folders, service pack folder are
typically like: C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$
You should also delete all Windows temp files, open IE Explorer and delete
those temporary internet files. Also search for files with an extension of
..log, you may need to stop the application using the log file but then it
can be deleted. Empty the recycle bin. Check the size setting for your
Windows event logs and set to a smaller size and purge is there are not
event warnings.

Jim

 

[shapeshifter]

thanks. naturally i already did the disk cleanup,temp files, etc thing. but
what about service pack files (zip,cab, )? are they stored on the disk
someplace and are theyre any that can be deleted without harm?

h

 

[paulmd]

thanks. naturally i already did the disk cleanup,temp files, etc thing. but
what about service pack files (zip,cab, )? are they stored on the disk
someplace and are theyre any that can be deleted without harm?

be VERY careful about the cabs. THere are conesquenses to deleting
them. Such as not being able to install new drivers. Effects vary by
the cabinent, though.

 

[Plato]

help!

my system is running low on diskspace and i need to reclaim some from the
windows system. ive already gone thru program files etc. which files can i
delete without effecting system operation or performance. im running winxp
sp2 with all the latest patches. Can i delete wholesale the $ntuniinstall
files in the windows directoty. what about service pack files--where are
they located? ideas?

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