| "Hans Kolbe"
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| wrote in message | My machine was configured to have a small c: partition
| and the larger partition is D:. The SP upgrade fails
| because C: does not have enough space. How do I get
| around that?
As follows are some ways to free disk space on the local system:
-- Use the built-in Disk Cleanup Utility to create more free
space. For more information search the Help and Support Center
for the phrase: Removing unneeded files. And if Disk Cleanup
hangs see the applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
KB823302 - The Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;823302
KB812248 - Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While
Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;812248
NOTE: Compression adds overhead to the system because a
compressed NTFS file is decompressed, copied, and then
recompressed as a new file even when the file is copied in the
same computer. Because of this potential loss of performance, you
may not want to compress some files. For more information see
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
KB307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;307987
-- Set the Windows File Protection dllcache quota to 0
(sfc /cachesize=0). Then purge the cache (sfc /purgecache).
NOTE: If WFP needs to replace a file, you will have to insert the
installation CD-ROM. For more information see the following
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
KB310747 - Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;310747
-- Delete Service Pack Uninstall Folders
($NtServicePackUninstall$). NOTE: Only delete the
$NtServicePackUninstall$ folders if you have determined that
there is no longer a need to return the system to the pre-Service
Pack state. For more information see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base Articles:
KB329260 - How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 1 Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;329260
-- Relocate the ServicePackFiles folder to an alternate drive or
network share, and then update the source location registry key.
For more information about the source location registry key see
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
KB327393 - You Do Not Have to Reinstall Windows XP Service Packs
After System State Changes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;327393
NOTE: If the files contained in the
%Systemroot%\ServicePackFiles directory are deleted, you will
need to re-create them by reinstalling the Service Pack.
-- Delete the driver.cab file located in the %SystemRoot%\Driver
Cache\I386 folder. NOTE: If a driver is required Windows XP will
prompt you for the installation CD-ROM or you may receive an
error message. Furthermore, since the "Add New Hardware Wizard"
does not recognize drivers in the driver.cab you will need to
either restore the driver.cab (see KB810882 for the general
idea). Else you could use the System Configuration Utility
(Msconfig.exe) to Expand the necessary driver(s), then point the
Wizard to them. Also, if you are not logged on as a user with
administrative privileges the driver installation is not
successful. For more information see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base Articles. (Note that KB255771 is not written
specifically for WinXP. However I have tested the procedure on
WinXP Professional and the behavior is the same):
KB255771 - How to Minimize the Installed Footprint of Windows
2000 Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=255771
KB810882 - Error Message: Cannot Install Hardware. An Error
Occurred During the Installation of the Device
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;810882
KB310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;310560
-- Remove unneeded optional Windows Components such as such as
MSN Explorer and Games, and remove unused 3rd party programs.
For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Articles:
KB305548 - HOW TO: Add Components and Programs to a Computer in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;305548
KB307895 - HOW TO: Change or Remove a Program in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;307895
-- Disable Hibernation by following this procedure: Open Power
Options in Control Panel (Category View: Performance and
Maintenance), click the Hibernate tab, and then click to deselect
the Enable hibernate support check box.
And if you have another partition on the same hard drive, or
another hard drive, you have these options:
-- For a NTFS-formatted disk volume only, use mounted drives.
For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article:
KB307889 - HOW TO: Create and Use NTFS Mounted Drives in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;307889
-- Relocate the pagefile, preferably to a second hard drive since
placing it on a different partition on the same hard drive will
decrease computer performance. And relocate the Print Spooler.
For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article:
KB314105 - How to Move the Windows Default Paging File and Print
Spooler to a Different Hard Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;314105
Note 1: If the target partition is NTFS make certain that the
System and Administrators accounts have the correct NTFS
permissions. For more information see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article:
KB315270 - Error Message: Your System Has No Paging File, or the
Paging File Is Too Small
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;315270
Note 2: Completely removing the pagefile from the boot partition
does not allow Windows to Write Debugging Information (create a
crash dump file named memory.dmp) should a kernel mode STOP
error. For more information see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base article. And to configure your computer so that
it does not create a crash dump file search the Help and Support
Center for the phrase: "To specify what Windows does if the
system stops unexpectedly". Note that the aforementioned help
topic does not tell you that there is a (none) option, but you
can specify it by clicking the drop-down box under "Write
Debugging Information".
KB314482 - How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and
Recovery in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;314482
-- If you are running Windows XP Indexing Service, change the
location of the catalog.wci directory to another partition.
NOTE: This will involve deleting the present catalog(s) and
rebuilding from scratch. As such, you may want to document the
current configuration before you delete the catalog(s). For more
information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
KB308202 - HOW TO Create and Configure a Catalog for Indexing
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=308202
-- If you use the My Documents folder to store large amounts of
data, change the default location to another partition. For more
information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
KB310147 - How to Change the Default Location of the
My Documents Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;310147
-- If you are using Outlook Express and have a large message
store, change the location of the Storage Folder to another
partition. For more information search for the following Help
topic: Outlook Express Help: "To change the location of your
message store". For more information about earlier versions on
Outlook Express see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article:
KB175037 - OLEXP: How to Change the Default Location of
Mail and News Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=175037
Thanks to the following people whose suggestions posted in the
microsoft.public.* newsgroups have been incorporated into this
message:
Torgeir Bakken - Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI
Jerold Schulman - Windows: General MVP
Dave Patrick - Microsoft MVP [Windows]
