recovery full on vista

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gsm

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hi,

my recovery drve is full on vista, i read someone had said to change the path and the error message shoudl disappear but i have tried that and it will not let me change it. is there anyway i can get rid of the error message.

thanks
 

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gsm said:
hi,

my recovery drve is full on vista, i read someone had said to change the path and the error message shoudl disappear but i have tried that and it will not let me change it. is there anyway i can get rid of the error message.

thanks
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Hello gsm,

Do you mean you have an oem machine which has a C partition for Vista and all your programs and data, and a D partition - a recovery partition?

If that is the case, it is best not to do anything at all to the recovery partition.

If you are using the Vista backup program, it will not back up to the C partition. It has to back up somewhere else.

If the only somewhere else you have is the D recovery partition, it will send the backups there.

You will need to give it a "somewhere else". This could be a separate partition you have created ( from your C partition ), or a better solution is to get a separate hard drive .

Instructions on how use the backup program are here

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/100133-backup-files.html

Hope this helps

SIW2
 

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    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
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    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
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i really dont understand this vista. when i switch on my computer i have 2 options, 1) vista home 2) vista (recovered). whe i click on the first one is there isnt much there coz i deleted alot of stuff (an reinstalled vista) but my d drive is almost full. when i click on the second option its all my old stuff and d drive is still full. basically i want to get rid f the error message saying "d drive is full", nothing seems to work, also can you tell me why there are 2 options at the begining. thanks
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
gsm said:
i really dont understand this vista. when i switch on my computer i have 2 options, 1) vista home 2) vista (recovered). whe i click on the first one is there isnt much there coz i deleted alot of stuff (an reinstalled vista) but my d drive is almost full. when i click on the second option its all my old stuff and d drive is still full. basically i want to get rid f the error message saying "d drive is full", nothing seems to work, also can you tell me why there are 2 options at the begining. thanks
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Hello gsm,

Can you tell us if you originally had 2 partitions, the second , D, called a "recovery partition " ?

When you say you "reinstalled", do you mean you used the recovery program to recover your machine to it's factory settings?

Please tell us the make and model of the machine you are using.

Please also post a .jpeg screenshot of Disk Management.

To get to Disk Management, click the start orb, right click Computer, click Manage, click continue. Then in the new window that opens, click Disk Management ( it's on the left - it takes a few seconds to appear ).

If you don't have a program to take screenshots, get this free one

FastStone Capture 5.3 winAddons.com

This tutorial shows how to post a jpeg screenshot - follow step 7 onwards - to get to the place you see in step 7, click the Go Advanced button at the bottom of this thread page.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148532-how-use-snipping-tool-vista.html

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
gsm said:
i really dont understand this vista. when i switch on my computer i have 2 options, 1) vista home 2) vista (recovered). whe i click on the first one is there isnt much there coz i deleted alot of stuff (an reinstalled vista) but my d drive is almost full. when i click on the second option its all my old stuff and d drive is still full./quote]


I am guessing here that you tried to repair your Windows with a repair option or something similar. Cause there's no way you could have two choices as you have said, unless they were there from the beginning.

Also, you seem to recognize which choice leads you to what!

Please tell us whether or not you were getting the two OS choices since you purchased your computer. If not, then could you please try to remember and tell us since when did you start getting two choices for Vista and possibly what caused them to be there in the first place!

Pleased to help!
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