Re: Upgraded to XP / no more HD space

From: stevep (stevep_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:46:24 -0800

If you mean "Windows 98/ME installation files....they only account
 for 4.4MB of space.

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> Yes, XP can take up to about 3 gig of space. If you upgraded, one of the options in Disk Cleanup is to remove the backup files for your ME installation. This backup is probably consuming quite a bit of space.
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> "stevep" <stevep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0D2E45B2-07E7-49C3-8DC8-E813C9F4E7E1@microsoft.com...
> >I just upgraded my laptop from ME to XP Pro. Before the upgrade I had around
> > 4-5GB remaining on my 10GB drive. Now I have a measly 130MB remaining!
> > Is this right? Surely something is wrong. I know XP uses more HD space but
> > that much?
> > Please let me know what (if anything) I can do.
> > Thanks
>

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