help C:/ drive is showing very little empty space!

apurvrdx · 24-01-2006, 05:14 PM

i reinstalled xp yesterday but while installation the setup couldnt format c so i continued with the original file system and then it showed error could not inspect c drive continue ? i said yes and then installed but i have only installed some utilities like nero ,antivirus , zip genius and the 20 gb drive is showing only 1.5 gb free please help i dont want to re install xp please suggest some other measure !!!

yrana2002 · 24-01-2006, 09:54 PM

You should have formatted it from FDISK and then installed xp( the installation cd is bootup disk as well).
What is happening now is that some files of the previos version are conflicting with the newer installation, resulting in that kinda change.
I suggest you bootup with a floppy disk or the cd and format the drive followed by a simple windows installation. 8)

ghemant · 25-01-2006, 10:12 AM

Hi,
if you dont wants to re-install and managed all the things again , and if your filesystem is NTFS compressed it , or run convert c: /fs:ntfs to convert existing file system to convert into ntfs

Regards

Tushar_bar_Bsc · 26-01-2006, 12:49 AM

Before formating u can try disable system restore

ghemant · 26-01-2006, 08:05 PM

Hi,
the command i give will not format drive it will just convert the file system to NTFS .

Regards

24-01-2006, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
apurvrdx Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: technoratti, hogsmead Posts: 10	help C:/ drive is showing very little empty space! i reinstalled xp yesterday but while installation the setup couldnt format c so i continued with the original file system and then it showed error could not inspect c drive continue ? i said yes and then installed but i have only installed some utilities like nero ,antivirus , zip genius and the 20 gb drive is showing only 1.5 gb free please help i dont want to re install xp please suggest some other measure !!! __________________ hasta la vista baby

24-01-2006, 09:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
yrana2002 Alpha Geek Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Black Pearl Posts: 507	You should have formatted it from FDISK and then installed xp( the installation cd is bootup disk as well). What is happening now is that some files of the previos version are conflicting with the newer installation, resulting in that kinda change. I suggest you bootup with a floppy disk or the cd and format the drive followed by a simple windows installation. 8) __________________ Dont ever involve in a dispute with a fool. The viewers might not be able to distinguish between the two

25-01-2006, 10:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
ghemant Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Surat,Gujarat,INDIA Posts: 26	Hi, if you dont wants to re-install and managed all the things again , and if your filesystem is NTFS compressed it , or run convert c: /fs:ntfs to convert existing file system to convert into ntfs Regards __________________ With Regards Hemant S. Goswami MS SQL Server MVP http://hemantgirisgoswami.blogspot.com/ "Humans don't have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans"- Hemantgiri S. Goswami

26-01-2006, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
ghemant Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Surat,Gujarat,INDIA Posts: 26	Hi, the command i give will not format drive it will just convert the file system to NTFS . Regards __________________ With Regards Hemant S. Goswami MS SQL Server MVP http://hemantgirisgoswami.blogspot.com/ "Humans don't have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans"- Hemantgiri S. Goswami

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26-01-2006, 12:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tushar_bar_Bsc Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	Before formating u can try disable system restore