Re: defrag not reducing fragmentation
- From: "SteveDB1" <SteveDB1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:49:27 -0800
Gerry,
again, my responses are interdigitated with yours.
You still will not see the System Volume Information folder.Ok, I looked at, and made my settings for accessing the system restore
How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531
folder.
I can now view all contents. However, I am NOT able to delete anything. I
keep getting the "inaccessible" error.
how can I delete these?
I've got folders/restore points dating back to October.
If your hard drive is formatted as NTFS another potential gain arises with
your operating system on your C drive. In the Windows Directory of your
C partition you will have some Uninstall folders in your Windows folder
typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$ etc.
These files may be compressed or not compressed. If compressed the text
of the folder name appears in blue characters. If not compressed you can
compress them. Right click on each folder and select Properties, General,
Advanced and check the box before Compress contents to save Disk Space.
On the General Tab you can see the amount gained by deducting the size
on disk from the size. Folder compression is only an option on a NTFS
formatted drive / partition.
Ok, I looked at the above more closely, and see what you're talking about.
These are all blue lettering.
The next issue of interest here, and if I need to post this under another
heading, please let me know.
When I pulled this laptop out of mothballs, I partitioned the drive, as
mentioned. 1 for os(NTFS), 2 for storage(NTFS), 3 for FAT. The FAT was to be
for a future install of Linux. While this may be a bad word here, I'm a
physicist, and have a number of colleagues who find it to their liking. I
have been wanting to find out what all the hub-bub was about.
I installed the XP os, and all worked fine. I then began installing all the
various programs, and as I was looking through my drives, I saw something
that I misunderstood. Some files that were on the wrong drive. I.e., (and
while you can laugh to yourself, no comments from the peanut gallery) all of
my system files were on a drive that did not belong there. Before I shut down
to reboot, I deleted all of those files.
I later realized that in choosing for a primary drive, I made the wrong
choice. I chose the C drive to install the linux, and the D drive for the
Windows. Yea, yea, I know-- remember, no comments from the peanut gallery.
When I realized what happened, I tried just to "reinstall" over, or repair
the initial install of windows using the tool provided on the CD. I'd never
tried this before, but had often heard of it. My goal was to avoid
reinstalling the 30+ programs, that took well over 6 hours to do.
It resulted in, what I can only describe-- for a lack of correct
terminology-- what appears to be a dual set of directory files under the
documents and settings directory.
I.e.:
All users
All users.WINDOWS
Default user
Default user.WINDOWS
Local Service
Local service.NT AUTHORITY
Network Service
Network Service.NT AUTHORITY
I know that one set is from the initial install before my screw up, and the
other is from my "fix. "
As for the linux, that can be ignored for now, as it's not an issue.
In the details, it shows that the directories with the .* 'extensions' are
the fix set.
My question....
Can I remove the original set WITHOUT damaging my existing installation?
and after you finish with your laughing, please don't tell me that no one
has ever done this before.
Thanks.
.
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