Re: Disk Space and a cry for help

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:02:34 +1100

See below.

"WoofWoof" <oftenbark@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I tried XP a couple of years ago ... wasn't happy with it .... went back
> to Win2K. Just got an app that will only run under XP, had a spare 7.5G
> partition so thought I'd dig out the CD and try again. Perhaps it'll
> grow on me.
>
> CD was slipstreamed to SP1. Installed it plus the needed drivers and
> windows security updates and other updates (but not SP2 at this stage).
> No apps installed but 4G+ of my 7.5G is gone (including 1.2G pagefile).

Force WinXP to use the same paging file as Win2000 (assuming that
you now have both OSs on the machine).

> Installed SP2. Now 5G+ is used. I'm appalled. What can I do to reduce
this?
>
> 1. In the \Windows directory, there are a bunch of uninstall folders. I
> realise these are there for insurance, but this installation is by way
> of a limited testbed that I want to keep fairly small (I also have image
> backups at various installation stages). Will it hurt Windows if I
> delete these directories? Are there any other things that I can delete,
> bearing in mind my objectives.

You can safely delete uninstall folders.

> 2. I also have another partition with Win2K installed (actually I have
> two other Win2K installation). Is it possible (and safe) to have XP and
> one (or both) of the Win2K installations share a page file on an
> independent partition. How would I do this?

Paging file sizes and locations can be set in the Control Panel / System
area.

> ... Oh Yeah - the cry for help.
>
> How can I stop those infuriating balloons that keep popping up from the
> systray? I've turned off "Show popup description for folder and desktop
> items" in folder options but it hasn't affected the tray. I've changed
> to "Windows Classic" and that didn't help.
>
> Since SP2 it just got worse. I now have a security icon that repeatedly
> pops up to remind me that I have the Windows firewall turned off.
> Apparently it isn't smart enough to notice that I turned it off
> deliberately (I have an external firewall) and feels I should be told
> about every 30 seconds. Cancelling it doesn't help. How can I stop these
> balloons altogether .... and while I'm about it, how can I get rid of
> this icon in the systray altogether?

- Control Panel / Security Centre
- Recommendations
- Tick the box that says that Windows will not monitor your firewall

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