i have to appoligise for not answering back sooner but we had a death in the family and got tied up with that6. what i wanted to say is thanks to everyone. i installed more mem. and that helped. i also installed another hd and am experimenting with getting it to work, as i,ve never done this before so i'm sure you'll be hearing from me again. i just felt a heartfelt thanks was in order
mike
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, waltmatheus <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> If, as it appears, the HDD is only 80GB, I agree with Ardell. Much more free space is needed.
>
> I would try to get about 30% free space on the current disk. It's possible that can be done with a few minor adjustments.
>
> Fred Langa wrote a "Preparing Windows XP for the long haul" article in August of 2010. The article can be helpful for all XP users.
>
> Mike, the suggestions in the section labeled "Give your computer a thorough file cleaning", especially in "► Rein in XP's three worst space-hogs" would be helpful.
> http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/preparing-windows-xp-for-the-long-haul/
> http://tinyurl.com/65epoc4
>
>
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <snavenala@> wrote:
> >
> > Why is space on his hard drive not an issue? It's a 20 GB (18.66 GB) hard drive and it's 86% full at
> > the moment. There's not even enough space to defragment the drive.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "IKnowComputers" <iknowcomputers@>
> > To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 12:19 PM
> > Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: hard drive space
> >
> >
> > > So space on your h/d is not an issue.
> > >
> > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "madmikeb1" <mrmadmike1@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> i checked with rogers link on finding c size and came up with total 18.66 gb and free 2.72 gb.
> > >> found by hovering on c in my comp. evidently i hit a . when typing. the available physical mem is
> > >> 103.31 mb and the total ph mem. is 512 mb. actually i thought was the size of c dr. which was
> > >> total virtual mem of 2gb with 1.96 available so it seems i need to study up on the differance
> > >> between total virtual mem and the size of the c drive.. I really appreciate everyone's help.
> > >> mike ps i'm not sure what a partation is so i can't answer that question
> > >>
> > >> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <snavenala@> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > In addition to Roger's suggestions, a few more tips:
> > >> >
> > >> > You haven't actually answered the most important question - how big is your hard drive and how
> > >> > full
> > >> > is it? Or rather how big is the C: drive (if you have more than one partition on there)?
> > >> > http://www.askdavetaylor.com/check_free_space_on_windows_xp.html
> > >> >
> > >> > If you see 512 MB RAM listed in System in the Control Panel, then that's what you have. This
> > >> > would
> > >> > fit in with the original configuration if you haven't upgraded the memory already because this
> > >> > computer is no spring chicken. These were usually delivered with 512 MB and Windows XP. I have
> > >> > one
> > >> > sitting in a corner here too.
> > >> >
> > >> > It's the '1.03.31 MB available' that's confusing. Can you please clarify that? Where do you see
> > >> > this?
> > >> >
> > >> > The point is that if your hard drive is full - and I'm getting the impression that it may be
> > >> > horribly full when you mentioned compression of the C: drive in your previous mail (in answer
> > >> > to
> > >> > your last question, no, that's not a great idea) as well as being unable to defragment since
> > >> > you
> > >> > have less than the 15% free space, in combination with the slowness. If your hard drive is
> > >> > really,
> > >> > really full, it will be extremely lethargic. It will start up slowly, programs will open at a
> > >> > snail's pace, web pages open slowly etc. It's no fun.
> > >> >
> > >> > If this is this case, the amount of memory isn't important at the moment. If you have 512 MB in
> > >> > there, it will eventually make a big difference to upgrade to 1 GB. You can even go to 2 GB
> > >> > with
> > >> > this computer but as I say, I don't think this is really the issue here. A computer with XP and
> > >> > 512
> > >> > MB can still perform reasonably well unless you have lots of programs open at the same time.
> > >> >
> > >> > I start off with two things if a hard drive is really full. You have to create some elbow room
> > >> > for
> > >> > Windows to move in.
> > >> > I use CCleaner first which can create up to 5 GB or more in space on an older computer that's
> > >> > never
> > >> > used CCleaner. If you have trouble installing it because of lack of space, you can download it
> > >> > to a
> > >> > USB flash drive on another computer and then plug it into your own computer and run it from
> > >> > there.
> > >> > It's free: http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER
> > >> >
> > >> > Secondly, I'd recommend removing all system restore points except the last one. This usually
> > >> > wins
> > >> > you gigabytes of free space if you've never done this since these system restore points
> > >> > accumulate
> > >> > to eventually take up about 12% of your hard drive space (you can also reduce this percentage
> > >> > later).
> > >> > Two ways to do this:
> > >> > In CCleaner, go to Tools - System Restore, select all the system restore points (the most
> > >> > recent one
> > >> > is greyed out so you can't select it) and click Remove
> > >> > or
> > >> > Go to Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup. Click OK to run clean
> > >> > up on
> > >> > C:. In the next screen select the More Options tab and click on Clean up... in the System
> > >> > Restore
> > >> > section at the bottom. Click OK.
> > >> >
> > >> > If you manage this way to create more than the 15% free space needed to defragment, do that
> > >> > too. The
> > >> > hard drive must be pretty fragmented by now.
> > >> >
> > >> > This should at least create enough space on your hard drive to be able to get other things done
> > >> > in
> > >> > Windows. If you need more space, you can also temporarily transfer personal files to a flash
> > >> > drive
> > >> > or external hard drive while we help you figure out a more definitive solution.
> > >> >
> > >> > Let us know how this goes and most important, what the capacity is of the hard drive and the
> > >> > amount
> > >> > of free space on C:
> > >> >
> > >> > Alan
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: "madmikeb1" <mrmadmike1@>
> > >> > To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:52 AM
> > >> > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] hard drive space
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > > sorry for the lack of info. total physicaal mem. is 512 mb avaliable is 1.03.31 mb total
> > >> > > virtual mem is 2 gb available virtual is 1.96 gb. i'm using xp pro, i use avast antivirus,
> > >> > > malewarebytes antimaleware both of which i run regularly i haven't used a cleaner because
> > >> > > i'm not
> > >> > > sure which one is good and i read on this site once that they were a waste, but i'm open to
> > >> > > advice. i can't defrag because when i try it says i need 15% freespace which i don't have. i
> > >> > > appreciate all the advice everyone has given so far and thanks
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <snavenala@> wrote:
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> The main question is - how much physical (DDR) memory do you have installed at the moment?
> > >> > >> You'll
> > >> > >> see this in System in the Control Panel.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Secondly, what's the capacity of your hard drive and how full is it at the moment?
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> If your computer is using up to 2 GB of virtual memory this means that you should in theory
> > >> > >> have
> > >> > >> a
> > >> > >> bit more than 1 GB of DDR installed since your virtual memory is usually set at 1.5x the
> > >> > >> amount
> > >> > >> of
> > >> > >> physical memory. But an OptiPlex GX260 with 1 GB DDR normally runs very smoothly with XP.
> > >> > >> I'm
> > >> > >> assuming you're using XP?
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> I'm guessing that you have too little physical memory installed (especially if it's slow
> > >> > >> with
> > >> > >> everything) and the computer has to rely on too much virtual memory to get the job done.
> > >> > >> Then
> > >> > >> it's
> > >> > >> out of balance. The solution in that case would simply be to install more physical memory.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Other questions (with regard to slowess) - has it been well maintained? - regular scans for
> > >> > >> malware
> > >> > >> and clean-ups with CCleaner for instance? Hard drive fully defragmented? Which antivirus
> > >> > >> program
> > >> > >> are
> > >> > >> you using at the moment? Other anti-malware programs?
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Alan
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > >> From: "madmikeb1" <mrmadmike1@>
> > >> > >> To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:04 AM
> > >> > >> Subject: [Simply Computers] hard drive space
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> > my dell optiplex gx 260 computer is slow at everything loading ect. a message keeps coming
> > >> > >> > up
> > >> > >> > that
> > >> > >> > the 2 g virtual memory is low on space and has 1.93 g used up. i have deleted as many
> > >> > >> > programs
> > >> > >> > as
> > >> > >> > i think i can saftely remove with not much help.I am considering several options and would
> > >> > >> > like
> > >> > >> > some advice. one is reinstalling windows although ive never done this. another is
> > >> > >> > transfering
> > >> > >> > some
> > >> > >> > files to a usb flash drive to relieve the hard drive and finally installing another hard
> > >> > >> > drive.
> > >> > >> > can anyone give me some advice as to whats easiest and whats best? ive done some computer
> > >> > >> > modifications befor but am no expert but would like to try this if its not too
> > >> > >> > complicated.
> > >> > >> > will
> > >> > >> > any of these options relieve the space problem? thanks for any imput
> > >> > >> > mike
>
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