Re: Has my Hard Drive Been Hijacked?

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I just spent 5 minutes looking up stuff, and then answering your question,
including a list...and then lost it. Fk it. I'll try some other time.
This is insanely fuking frustrating, although I truly appreciate your help.

Danno

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Danno,

I have four folders on C:\ that you would also have..
C:\Documents and Settings [1.29 GB (1,385,806,966 bytes)]
C:\Program Files 893 MB [(936,430,268 bytes)]
C:\RECYCLER 85 bytes [(85 bytes)]
C:\System Volume Information [0 bytes]
C:\WINDOWS [1.60 GB (1,723,215,802 bytes)]

What folders do you see? Norton Protected Recycle Bin?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Danno <danreardon@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi Wes,

Thanks for the response. I have searched via Windows Explorer for files
that might be taking up all this extra space, and can find nothing. I'm
pretty certain I have only one installation of windows because I did the
re:format re-install with the help of a Dell techie (on the phone).

I checked BOOT.INI as per your instructions and got the message: "It
appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK."

When I go to Windows Explorer and right click on C: drive, I see that it
contains 11.5 gig of data. The tree shows only 6 folders contained
within
drive C. When I right click on them individually, I can see how much
data
is contained in each. The total of all 6 folders is only 5,579 megs
(5.58
gig). I must have some sort of problem, but don't have a clue how to
solve it.

It might be a coincidence but I only discovered this issue this morning,
and only yesterday afternoon, I added a Gig of ram. I doubt the two
issues are related, but then...I'm not the best computer guy around.

Keep the suggestions coming!

Regards,
Danno

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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Open Windows Explorer and look around.

How big is C:\System Volume Information?

Are you sure you only have one installation of Windows?

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are
OK.

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

Scroll down to and expand...
20. I have two installations of XP on the same partition.......

[[You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would
overwrite
the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you
boot up. Crap! What to do now? Not to worry, here's the solution.]]

http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Danno <danreardon@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hello All,

I've just noticed that my hard drive contains 11.5 Gigs of data. I've
recently done a re-format re:install and can't possibly have more than
5
or 6 Gigs of my own stuff, including the operating system itself. I
don't even have any movies or music yet.

But I also can't find what is taking up the remaining used space. Can
anyone advise me how to find out what is going on? I'm using a Dell
Dimension 8200 with WindowsXP and have a 40 gig hard drive.

Thanks for your help,
Danno



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