Deleting with windows xp

[george]

>-----Original Message-----
>I recently found out via this article
>http://msn.zdnet.com/zdfeeds/msncobrand/reviews/0,13828,2
91
>3454-hud00025swmn1,00.html
>- that windows doesn't actually delete files until
>something overwrites them. This would explain why
deleting
>files never seems to speed up my computer as I would
hope
>for but only when I reformat my hard drive to i get an
>increase in speed. How can I delete these hidden files
>that without using up all the space on my hardrive and
>overwriting them?
>.
>Try looking in your System Restore programe. Look at the
option of file size to keep too restore from. The default
is the Max. of your HD. Cut it back down.

[Unknown]

Do disk clean-up followed by defrag.
"george" > wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I recently found out via this article
> >http://msn.zdnet.com/zdfeeds/msncobrand/reviews/0,13828,2
> 91
> >3454-hud00025swmn1,00.html
> >- that windows doesn't actually delete files until
> >something overwrites them. This would explain why
> deleting
> >files never seems to speed up my computer as I would
> hope
> >for but only when I reformat my hard drive to i get an
> >increase in speed. How can I delete these hidden files
> >that without using up all the space on my hardrive and
> >overwriting them?
> >.
> >Try looking in your System Restore programe. Look at the
> option of file size to keep too restore from. The default
> is the Max. of your HD. Cut it back down.