Yep! You can delete any programs you don't need too, by going to Start Menu, Control Panel, Add and Remove Programs, and pick the programs you don't want from the list, and unistall them. The files will delete themselves.
2007-01-02 03:03:59
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answered by Anonymous
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You don't necessarily need to delete e-mail attachments to recover some hard drive space. Here are some things you can try:
The most obvious solution is to delete useless and obsolete files. Windows XP comes with a disk cleanup utility, appropriately called “Disk Cleanup.” To access it, go to Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup. A new window will appear, be sure to check: Download Program Files, Temporary Internet Files, Offline Webpages, Microsoft Error Reporting Temporary Files, Recycle Bin and Temporary Files. You can elect to include Compress Files. This last option does not delete files; instead, it compresses old files. You can see the list of files which will be deleted by clicking [View Files].
After cleaning the hard drive, you should also defrag your hard drive. Oftentimes, files are saved on different sectors on a hard drive. You can consolidate the files and decrease the gaps between them by using Windows XP’s Disk Defragmenter. To access it, go to Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter. A new window will appear. Click [Analyze] to see if your hard drive needs to be defragmented. If so, click [Defragment] to begin the process. The process can take minutes and even hours depending on the degree of fragmentation on the disk.
Besides deleting temporary Internet files, you can also decrease the size of Internet Explorer (IE) disk cache. The default setting is 1024 MB (1.0 GB). Start IE and, from the menu bar, go to Tools > Internet Options > “General” tab > [Settings] > under disk space, enter a value of 50 – 150 MB.
Windows XP comes with a backup utility, System Restore. System Restore creates backups of the registry. It comes in handy when your system crashes. System Restore can roll your computer back to a healthy state. By default, System Restore can commandeer up to 12% of your hard drive space. Most users don’t need such a tremendous amount of space. You can manually adjust the amount of space allocated to System Restore. Right click the “My Computer” icon and select Properties > “System Restore” tab > under Disk space usage, slide the bar back to a more reasonable 3% > [Apply] > [O.K.].
2007-01-02 03:39:47
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answered by What the...?!? 6
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First do a Disk Clean-Up
click start>all programs
select accessories>system tools
click on Disk Clean-Up
select Drive C: click OK
be prepared for this to take a while
but you'll be surprised at how much disk space you can free up
2007-01-02 03:03:29
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answered by Çlïgér4™ ♂ 6
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it somewhat is obtainable which you're receiving this mistake with the aid of fact a disk can not erase itself whilst domicile windows is working. To erase the no longer common stress, positioned it into yet another workstation with domicile windows already put in on a 2nd no longer common stress. it somewhat is going to happen with the aid of fact the subsequent stress letter. you could then, using domicile windows xp erase the unique stress through genuine clicking it in My workstation and finding out on reformat. besides, disable all antivirus classes with the aid of fact they could circumvent the deletion of os data this is what you attempt to erase.
2016-11-25 22:28:08
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answered by prochnow 4
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Yeah,you can erase,you just need to do a disk clean up.To do this,go to control panel
2007-01-02 04:03:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Well everone wants you to delete things.... But another option is to move your swap file to a different partition or a different hard drive if either are available....
2007-01-02 07:18:29
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answered by JohnS 4
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yes erase! you can uninstall programs delete all the old emails maybe put some stuff on cds then delete it it all works
2007-01-02 03:00:45
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answered by james s 2
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just check out MY Documents..
del any thng frm tht..
2007-01-02 03:38:01
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answered by ani 2
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