Why not just run the disk cleanup utility? It will get rid of most
unnecessary files.


"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:t5oof.77921$7r6.42185@trnddc07...
> Mine is now 23 Gigs, but I am just not sure whether all the stuff that's
> there is really necessary
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u9QYsZdAGHA.3352@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Almost ever single program you install (wherever you custom install it
>> to) is going to write a lot of information to the Windows drive. If you
>> install AutoCAD to drive D, it will still install about 90 meg to drive
>> C.
>>
>> Stop fighting a war you can not win.
>>
>> I would not install Windows XP on a partition smaller than 10 gig. I
>> habitually install into a 20 gig partition.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>>> Cdrive
>>> D drive
>>> E drive
>>> F drive
>>> G drive and
>>> H drive
>>>
>>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>>
>>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2
>>> GBts, mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time
>>> with Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>>
>>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>>
>>
>>
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