Re: Downloads
kwilliams;854298 Wrote:
> "kwilliams" <kwilliams.net@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9BD0B464-0860-496D-8CEA-C204DFE6E614@xxxxxx> > >
> > > Hi to all
> > > New vista user so have a few questions! firstly, am I correct in
> > assuming
> > > the windows\softwareDitribution\download folder contains all my
> > windows
> > > updates? If so can I remove to another drive and then use them to
> > update
> > > if this laptop crashes. would like to gain some space as C:\ has 6GB
> > space
> > > due to Acer formatting 10 GB partition for copy of installation and a
> > D:\
> > > data partition. I understand that if I kill the reseved space vista
> > will
> > > not be capable of extending my C:\ as it is to the left in drives
> > view.
> > > TIA Keith > >
Hi Keith,
Yes, those are the downloaded update files. You could copy them to
another
drive and copy them back again ( think you need to take ownership to do
that.) How would you get them to install? I just delete them.
Not familiar with your laptop, but are you sure you don't need the
things Acer has reserved to do a recovery? If it is to the left in Disk
Management Vista won't be able to extend.
As you have an external hd, you might like to partition that into two
or three.
Copy the personal folders you don't constantly need to access onto one.
Backup to another using Vista's backup function.You could image your
installation onto it, using e.g. the free Drive Backup Express
'Drive Backup Express - Free Download!'
(http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/download.html)
You then don't need to also keep those personal folders and backups on
your C partition.
You could delete things you don't need , e.g. the sample media,
pictures, tv shows, videos, music. You can also right click and delete
any wallpapers you don't want - they're on your C drive under
Windows/web. You could open the Fonts folder and highlight them all -
right click and delete one by one (Vista won't let you delete the one's
she needs). If you think you may want them back later, copy the folder
to your external hd before deleting them from your laptop.
Hope this helps
SIW2
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SIW2
date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:01:57 -0500
author: SIW2
