On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:32:19 +1000, Doug wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi
>
> I have a heck of a lot of stuff on my notebook but it only has 80gig of HDD,
> 12 gig of which is reserved for the HP backup thingy.
>
> I noticed that the windows\installer folder has more than 0.5 gig of stuff
> there and I would like to clean some things off my computer. Is it OK to
> delete these things - I did a test run - and some of my icons disappeared.
>
> What is safe to delete and what should be kept - how can i know??
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug
I leave the installer stuff alone. Some programs do "self healing" via the
MS installer. A program checks itself at launch (against what's in the
installer folder) and if all is not right, it will either repair from a
local depository or prompt for the program CD.
Better places to look to regain space:
Multimedia files: These are relatively large. Move older ones that you no
longer glance at to other media - an external hard drive or burn to DVD or
CD.
Programs that you don't use.
PC Games: I love those big fancy PC games but since they take up sooo much
space (the game and the saved files), I uninstall when I've finished with
them. If I get in the mood to play again, I just reinstall them.
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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