Vista - dont know what to do!!!

my computer says that my recovery(d) is full. i dont know about computers and i dont want to mess up anything. when i try to do a backup it says fail because recovery (d) doesnt have enough space. what should i do? can you also please tell mewhen i do a backup where should i have it go too. ?? I hope i dont confuse anyone as for myself im already there!!!

Hello missdread,

if you take a look at Microsoft's on-line help for the backup system in windows that should clear things up a bit

Windows Vista: A Guide to Windows Vista Backup Technologies

when you have read this if you need any further help please post back with more details on your actual system drives etc as it seems that you are trying to backup to an unsuitable drive

have just found this guide which may be better for your purpose

How to backup your data | Windows Vista for Beginners

my computer still says that recovery d has no space i dont knowwhat to do. if i try to copy to a disk it says i dont have enough space on cd.if i delete whats on there will will it mess up my computer

Hi missdread,

Can you first please tell us the make and model of the computer you are using?

Then after you have done that, post a .jpeg screenshot of Disk Manangement.

To get to Disk management, click the start orb , then right click Computer, click Manage, click continue.

A new window pops up. Click Disk Management (near the bottom of the left hand pane) - in a few seconds, it appears.

Take a screenshot , save it as a .jpeg, and post it back .

This tutorial shows you how to do post a screenshot - ( to get to the screen you see in step 7 , click the Go Advanced button at the very bottom of this thread page )

How to use the Snipping Tool in Vista

SIW2

vista-home basic
32-bit ihope this what you need. i will try to get the rest

Heloo missdread

Can you tell us the manufacturer name e.g. Hp , Acer or Dell, etc

and the model number e.g. xyz 2500, or pavillion 10 , or whatever you are using

Thanks

SIW2

microsoft emachine

Thanks,

Could you post the screenshot please ?

SIW2

Hi MissDread,

It sounds like you may be using a OEM backup manager program that saves to the D: Recovery partition instead of the Backup features that came with Vista. That recovery partition is very small and will not store very much. Do you have a option to remove or delete the backups in the OEM backup manager program?


These are the Backup features from Vista instead:
NOTE: You should save these backups to another location or partition other than the D: partition. You will not be able to save these on the C: partition.

Backup Files

and

Backup Complete Computer

Hope this helps,
Shawn

manufacturer gateway
model W3619
total amount of system memory 512 MB RAM
SYStem type 32-bit
no. of processor cores 1
64-bit cable yes