out of room on my c: drive

[phillip]

I had to delete everything I could on my c: drive that
was possible so I could install XP prof. What I need is
to find out what I have to do to get enough room on my
c:drive to run this OS. I have 1.99GB on c: drive. I have
92.4MB of free space. Windows needs 200 something free
space on c: drive to operate right. I have D,E,F,G drive
with over 20 GB of vacant space. Can someone tell me how
to fix my problem. Please don't tell me to look for all
the files I can delete. They are!!

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Phillip;
Ideally windows XP should have a partition of 4-5gb, not including any
software etc.

If you just installed Windows XP, you could perform a Clean
Installation, deleting all partitions and making larger partitions.

You could also use a 3rd party application if you had data you wanted
to preserve:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
Data should be safe, back-up important data just in case.

Clean Installation:
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.
After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.
If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.


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"phillip" > wrote in message
...
> I had to delete everything I could on my c: drive that
> was possible so I could install XP prof. What I need is
> to find out what I have to do to get enough room on my
> c:drive to run this OS. I have 1.99GB on c: drive. I have
> 92.4MB of free space. Windows needs 200 something free
> space on c: drive to operate right. I have D,E,F,G drive
> with over 20 GB of vacant space. Can someone tell me how
> to fix my problem. Please don't tell me to look for all
> the files I can delete. They are!!