Find Hard drive Space after re install of XP?

Question

I reinstalled XP to upgrade to SP2. I attempted to do a complete install but my orgianal install was still availbe. I reinstalled again and it appeared teh orgianal install was overwritten. However I should only have about 25 gigs but my my 80 gig harddrive is almost completely full. I have looked at my c drive, but nothing is showing to be using the "lost space". It may be on the orginal install and files associated with it taking up the room, but can't access it. Any tips on finding the lost space so I can delete it would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Insert the CD and boot from the CD. When you get to the option, select Format the hard drive. All traces of your former install will be wiped out. Then you should install a new copy.

Note: You didn't have to reinstall XP just to install SP2

Answer 2

Great question. There comes a time when everyone's machine starts filling up. At this point, it's time to completely delete everything on the hard drive and then partition it again so that you can get a fresh start. Then load Windows XP once again and you'll be all fixed up. Hope this helps. Larry.

Answer 3

You have forced an install so it created a whole new partition. What you need to do is format the drive, and then start with a fresh install. If would of saved you heartache to just go to msupdate and have sp2 install intself.

Answer 4

ok this is what you do to get all the space back
you download System Mechanic professional 6 this a great it really gets windows running more fast and you can even get the ram set up even better
when you have download System Mechanic professional 6 then install it then what you do is click on DriveScrubber® 2 , & run it then it will get all the free soace back for you when that is done restart the pc ,when on the home page click on try now for 30 days ,dont worry it will work for more then 30 days i been using it a long time

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download System Mechanic professional 6
and run DriveScrubber® 2 then your have all the space back and the pc will be much better

Answer 5

not just delete..coz few windows file wouldnt get deleted

FORMAT tht drive..with help of bootable XP CD or Dos prompt

then reinstall, as you r just installing it over pervious XP,tht why its showing it old items stored in ..like mydocuments,and other temp files
dont get panic try this once

have fun! :))

Answer 6

Open the control panel,on the Hard drive click and look for properties,it will show you how much space you have blank.(empty); also try to fragment the disk which will save you some unused place.