compress drive to save space

i recall mikey had a serious
problem and everyone including
mvp's would have had him format
the harddisk, when in fact all he
needed to do was to run some
commands via the recovery
console.

actually, mikey is one of
the good guys here and
has had to battle many
narcissists on this ng because
most have been relentless
at contradicting his suggestions.

mikey is ok, in my book.
--

db·´¯`·...¸)))º
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"DonQ" wrote in message news
On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:04:50 -0500, "Twayne"
wrote:


There's that html narcissist kid mikey again. Woof!

Every time a post from him, I recall the kid in the breakfast cereal
commercial who will "eat anything".

I don't trust anyone who calls himself "mikey".

Don

db.·.. ))) ·` .. . wrote:

i recall mikey had a serious
problem and everyone including
mvp's would have had him format
the harddisk, when in fact all he
needed to do was to run some
commands via the recovery
console.

actually, mikey is one of
the good guys here and
has had to battle many
narcissists on this ng because
most have been relentless
at contradicting his suggestions.

mikey is ok, in my book.

SNORT

yeah, we had a feeling
that it was probably
something called
hawaiin ice...
--

db·´¯`·...¸)))º
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"Bob I" wrote in message ...


db.·.. ))) ·` .. . wrote:

i recall mikey had a serious
problem and everyone including
mvp's would have had him format
the harddisk, when in fact all he
needed to do was to run some
commands via the recovery
console.

actually, mikey is one of
the good guys here and
has had to battle many
narcissists on this ng because
most have been relentless
at contradicting his suggestions.

mikey is ok, in my book.

SNORT

Nope; tis thou. You're probably ADHD to boot.
I do take one thing back; don't switch to Plain Text; that way fewer
people can see your crap.



you are barking up the wrong leg.




"Twayne" wrote in message
...


There's that html narcissist kid mikey again. Woof!

i recall mikey had a serious
problem and everyone including
mvp's would have had him format
the harddisk, when in fact all he
needed to do was to run some
commands via the recovery
console.

actually, mikey is one of
the good guys here and
has had to battle many
narcissists on this ng because
most have been relentless
at contradicting his suggestions.

mikey is ok, in my book.

You're certainly entitled to your own opinion but IMO he's a childish
HTML poster and hasn't shown anything useful yet other than anti-social
manderings. But, it does take all kinds to make the worl' whirl 'round.
Definitely a ymmv case.

Twayne


"DonQ" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:04:50 -0500, "Twayne"
wrote:


There's that html narcissist kid mikey again. Woof!

Every time a post from him, I recall the kid in the breakfast cereal
commercial who will "eat anything".

I don't trust anyone who calls himself "mikey".

Don

doing your white powder again we see.





"Bob I" wrote in message ...


db.·.. ))) ·` .. . wrote:

i recall mikey had a serious
problem and everyone including
mvp's would have had him format
the harddisk, when in fact all he
needed to do was to run some
commands via the recovery
console.

actually, mikey is one of
the good guys here and
has had to battle many
narcissists on this ng because
most have been relentless
at contradicting his suggestions.

mikey is ok, in my book.

SNORT

you need to find a welcome leg to hump.

mine are not available.






"
you are barking up the wrong leg.




"Twayne" wrote in message
...


There's that html narcissist kid mikey again. Woof!

Hello JS

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive reply. I honour you for your
generous sharing; I have certainly learned something new.

My thanks too to those who have also taken time to respond in the spirit of
sharing.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone. I wish Santa would put a new
drive in my sock!

Menk

"JS" @ wrote in message ...
You might want to consider freeing up some space by using some or all of
the techniques I've posted below instead of turning on drive compression.

First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive.
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

Next: Empty the Recycle Bin.

If you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 3:
Look for an odd folder name which is located here
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\cf8ec753e 88561d..........\
Note: the apparent random set of letter and number may vary from my
example above but whatever the name is, it will be more than
600MB in size and can be safely deleted.
You may also see a number of other folders or files located in the:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ directory
They also can be deleted.

You can also free up more disk space by reducing
the number of 'System Restore' points:
Select Start/Control Panel/System, then in the System Properties window
click on the System Restore tab.
Next select the drive letter where Windows is installed (usually C,
Then click on the Setting button
Now in the Drive Settings window move the Disk space usage slider to the
left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.
This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...-xp-and-vista/
and:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...hibernate.mspx

If you are using IE7 and then installed SP3 read the info below.
IE7 users will find the folders listed below on their hard drive:
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
They are needed to uninstall IE7. However, if you installed IE7 and
then installed XP SP3 you can no longer uninstall IE7 and these
folders can also be deleted.

Note: The recommended procedure before installing XP SP3 is to
uninstall IE7, then install XP SP3. Now you still have the ability to
install and uninstall IE7.

Next if you still need more space:
Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows
These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.
These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names
like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.
They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows
Explorer.
Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
Also See the following web pages on this issue:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

If you upgraded your PC from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
The $Win98UpdateUninstall$ can be deleted.

You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:
How and Why to Clear Your Cache:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...learcache.mspx
Just follow the instructions but instead of increasing the size
(as stated in the article) decrease it.

Finally: Check the Recycle Bin one more time and empty it
if necessary as some of those files you deleted in the steps
mentioned above may find there way into the recycle bin.

If you have more than one partition or drive then:
How to Change the Default Location of Mail and News Folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307971/en-us

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
(Example: move it to the D drive)
See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147
Also:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_..._documents.htm

How to move the Spool folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308666

Can I move or delete my C:\I386 directory to free up some space?
See:
http://ask-leo.com/can_i_move_or_del...ome_space.html
Note: C:\i386 is not to be confused with the
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder which should not
be moved or deleted as Windows File Protection needs those files

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"Menikos" wrote in message
...
Hello

I refer to the C drive Properties where there is an item under the
General tab for compressing drive to save disk space. Upon checking this,
the popup says to choose between Apply changes to C:\ only or Apply
changes to C:\, subfolders and files.

I was wondering if choosing either would affect any active programmes in
that drive.

Thanks for the advice.

Menk

----- Original Message -----
From: Menikos
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: compress drive to save space


Hello JS

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive reply. I honour you for your
generous sharing; I have certainly learned something new.

My thanks too to those who have also taken time to respond in the spirit of
sharing.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone. I wish Santa would put a new
drive in my sock!

Menk

"JS" @ wrote in message ...
You might want to consider freeing up some space by using some or all of
the techniques I've posted below instead of turning on drive compression.

"JS" @ wrote in message ...
You might want to consider freeing up some space by using some or all of
the techniques I've posted below instead of turning on drive compression.

First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive.
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

Next: Empty the Recycle Bin.

If you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 3:
Look for an odd folder name which is located here
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\cf8ec753e 88561d..........\
Note: the apparent random set of letter and number may vary from my
example above but whatever the name is, it will be more than
600MB in size and can be safely deleted.
You may also see a number of other folders or files located in the:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ directory
They also can be deleted.

You can also free up more disk space by reducing
the number of 'System Restore' points:
Select Start/Control Panel/System, then in the System Properties window
click on the System Restore tab.
Next select the drive letter where Windows is installed (usually C,
Then click on the Setting button
Now in the Drive Settings window move the Disk space usage slider to the
left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.
This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...-xp-and-vista/
and:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...hibernate.mspx

If you are using IE7 and then installed SP3 read the info below.
IE7 users will find the folders listed below on their hard drive:
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
They are needed to uninstall IE7. However, if you installed IE7 and
then installed XP SP3 you can no longer uninstall IE7 and these
folders can also be deleted.

Note: The recommended procedure before installing XP SP3 is to
uninstall IE7, then install XP SP3. Now you still have the ability to
install and uninstall IE7.

Next if you still need more space:
Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows
These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.
These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names
like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.
They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows
Explorer.
Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
Also See the following web pages on this issue:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

If you upgraded your PC from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
The $Win98UpdateUninstall$ can be deleted.

You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:
How and Why to Clear Your Cache:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...learcache.mspx
Just follow the instructions but instead of increasing the size
(as stated in the article) decrease it.

Finally: Check the Recycle Bin one more time and empty it
if necessary as some of those files you deleted in the steps
mentioned above may find there way into the recycle bin.

If you have more than one partition or drive then:
How to Change the Default Location of Mail and News Folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307971/en-us

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
(Example: move it to the D drive)
See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147
Also:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_..._documents.htm

How to move the Spool folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308666

Can I move or delete my C:\I386 directory to free up some space?
See:
http://ask-leo.com/can_i_move_or_del...ome_space.html
Note: C:\i386 is not to be confused with the
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder which should not
be moved or deleted as Windows File Protection needs those files

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"Menikos" wrote in message
...
Hello

I refer to the C drive Properties where there is an item under the
General tab for compressing drive to save disk space. Upon checking this,
the popup says to choose between Apply changes to C:\ only or Apply
changes to C:\, subfolders and files.

I was wondering if choosing either would affect any active programmes in
that drive.

Thanks for the advice.

Menk