Turn off low disk space waring in XPPro SP2?

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I have looked everywhere I can think but cannot find it. Can anybody help
please? TIA
 
Peter Crosland said:
I have looked everywhere I can think but cannot find it. Can anybody help
please? TIA
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Straight from XP's Help & Support:
Description of the Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
Applies To
This article was previously published under Q285107
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY
When a Windows XP-based computer is running low on disk space, you receive a
"Low Disk Space" message that, when clicked, starts the Disk Cleanup Wizard.
This article describes the conditions in which you receive the "Low Disk
Space" message.
MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. When free disk
space reaches 200 megabytes (MB), you receive the following message for 10
seconds, once per session:

You are running out of disk space on [drive]. To free space on this drive by
deleting old or unnecessary files, click here.
When free disk space reaches 80 MB, you receive the following message for 30
seconds, every four hours, twice per session:

You are running very low on disk space on [drive]. To free space on this
drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here.
When free disk reaches 50 MB, you receive the following message for 30
seconds, every five minutes, until free space is above 50 MB:

You are running very low on disk space on [drive]. To free space on this
drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here.
Note There is a registry value you can set to disable this feature. To
disable low disk space checks, follow these steps, log off, and then log on
again: Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:
1.. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2.. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3.. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4.. Type NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and then press ENTER.
5.. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6.. Type 1, and then click OK.
 
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