Re: Multiple problems caused by removing programs
- From: "timbot1982" <timbot1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:40:02 -0800
I did all this, and it still says I have only 8% free space and that I need
at least 15%. I even removed alot of programs as it suggested. Any other
suggestions?
"lvee" wrote:
> to clean, or free up disk space, do some basic 'house cleaning'. Go to My
> Computer>right click local C:>click properties.
> Now, there are a couple of tools that will help free up space.
> First, click on the 'disk cleanup' This will take a few minutes to
> populate. When it's done, you will see a box containing a list of all the
> files ( temp. type files) that are safe to delete. Once the list has been
> populated, click on the 'More Options tab and select the option to remove
> 'all but the most recent restore point'. located in the third box down
> called 'System Restore'
> Click 'clean up, and hit 'yes' when asked if you want to remove past restore
> points. Then click 'okay'. You will then be asked if you want to perform
> these actions..or however it's worded. Click yes. or okay. This will clean
> out your temp files. Doing these 2 things should reclaim enough disk space
> to allow defrag to run.
> Before you run the defrag though, run the error checking tool from the
> 'Tools Tab' When you hit okay, you will be presented with 2 additional
> boxes to check...check those, and then you will be told you need to restart
> in order for those to run..go ahead and restart your computer. The scan
> may take about 15 minutes. If everything goes well, then run the defrag.
>
> "timbot1982" <timbot1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6261EB2B-D6D6-493C-A1C6-AFDCCDE9F6F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Ever since I got my ipod a few days ago I have been having to install and
> > uninstall itunes and quicktime over and over again in my WindowXP. I
> > finally
> > got them both to work properly yesterday and I even decided to "clean out"
> > some unnecessary programs I had installed such as MSN messenger and
> > Irfanview. Now, when I go to defragment my disk, it says my C drive has
> > less
> > than 1% free space even though I have actually uninstalled programs and I
> > had
> > more than 75% free space a few days ago. My computer also won't let me do
> > system restore. It also won't even let me uninstall ipod, itunes, and
> > Quicktime from from my "add or remove programs" list. Unfortunately, the
> > ipod, itunes, Quicktime, and my Norton anti-virus software now no longer
> > work. I'm obviously very computer illiterate and any help anyone could
> > give
> > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
>
> "timbot1982" <timbot1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6261EB2B-D6D6-493C-A1C6-AFDCCDE9F6F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Ever since I got my ipod a few days ago I have been having to install and
> > uninstall itunes and quicktime over and over again in my WindowXP. I
> > finally
> > got them both to work properly yesterday and I even decided to "clean out"
> > some unnecessary programs I had installed such as MSN messenger and
> > Irfanview. Now, when I go to defragment my disk, it says my C drive has
> > less
> > than 1% free space even though I have actually uninstalled programs and I
> > had
> > more than 75% free space a few days ago. My computer also won't let me do
> > system restore. It also won't even let me uninstall ipod, itunes, and
> > Quicktime from from my "add or remove programs" list. Unfortunately, the
> > ipod, itunes, Quicktime, and my Norton anti-virus software now no longer
> > work. I'm obviously very computer illiterate and any help anyone could
> > give
> > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
>
>
>
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