Disk space

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Well I remember the days before modems, when you had to place the telephone
receiver into an acoustic coupler. Those were the days when 300 baud was
fast.

Tom Swift
 
With all that equipment and experience, why do you never have anything to
say that is constructive? All you ever post is something to try and "slam"
others who are, at least, trying to help someone who is having a problem
with their computer.

Those of us who, are less knowledgeable than you, are offering the best we
can. Most all are none destructive suggestions. What suggestions have you
made?

JAX
 
Occasionally I do. Most times though I charge $75 per hour so I balk at
giving free advice.

Testy
 
Damn, you're getting old!!

JAX

Tom Swift said:
Well I remember the days before modems, when you had to place the telephone
receiver into an acoustic coupler. Those were the days when 300 baud was
fast.

Tom Swift
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Sooo, what did you have it hooked to? Please don't respond with the use of
names of any personal body parts.

JAX
 
Well friends, this thread has gone on long enough for me, and what a long
strange trip it's been. TTFN

Tom Swift
 
If you have nothing to say that will help, why don't you just read what the
rest of us have to say, of course, just for you're own amusement and quit
posting at all?

JAX
 
I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct
newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out.

I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3
GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have
Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is
prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that
drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get
any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it
says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for
running smoothly according to the message). But when I
select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is
occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone
know how to solve this problem?

Thanks.
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You are probably not seeing the hidden and system files when you
R/click on the root of C: and display properties. Make sure you go
into files and folders properties in an explorer window and deselect
hide system and hidden files and folders.
 
Moving the page file to a different partition on the same HD causes a
performance hit due to the fact the head is constantly moving back and forth
to write to/read from it.
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Bunk.
It don't matter. The page file is PHYSICALLY on another part of the
drive anyway, whether that be on C or D, it the same drive and the
read/write heads will have to move anyway.
 
I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct
newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out.

I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3
GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have
Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is
prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that
drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get
any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it
says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for
running smoothly according to the message). But when I
select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is
occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone
know how to solve this problem?

Thanks.
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I don't know how large the rest of your hd is, but you may want to get
a prog called Partition Magic, which has a nice GUI where you move a
slider bar to increase the size of your c drive. As I said in a prior
post, you probably don't have 1gb of "lost" drive space, you just
can't see it.

In the future, you may want to consider not partioning the drive at
all when installing a new operating system. Sounds like a good idea,
but the problems associated with it are sometimes not worth it, as you
seem to be finding out.
 
I neglected to ask about cylinders, what cylinder is the sector on? Some
people may be computer whizzes (in their minds) but have no idea of the pure
mechanics of the hardware. How dare you say "Bunk" when you obviously have
not done your homework?

JAX
 
Testy

I have read thru this entire thread out of curiosity. Whereas Jax and Tom have tried to be helpful, you have been anything but. You have disputed their opinions without offering any, been insulting, arrogant and an all around A**HOLE

You make the claim you are helping by pointing out that they are wrong, but offer no proof other then your claim, unsubstantiated, that its your 15 years of experience. You offer no alternatives, you offer no rationale. When challenged you insult others by calling them blonde and gay lovers

I would not pay you $1,00 per hour for your help. That with your crap ass attitude you have any cleints is amazing

Testy is a good name for you. Instead of offering intelligent discussion when questioned, that is how you get, "testy." And without any evidence to the contracy, we are only left with the conclusion that you are unable to offer unintelligent discussion

Why do you not just stay off the boards and leave them here for people who need help and want to help. You are neither.
 
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