Solved VIsta seems to hog hard drive space

nostaw5

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hi again... My laptops is rinnong out of hard drive space. i have taken off anything i dont use/need/is a big space hogger. but its still running out of space. at first i thought it was steam but that has only used 6gbs including the games it has on it. even vista takes up 30Gb. other than that i cant find the problem. is there any other way that i can increase space with a program prehaps???

thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Gaming Rig 780G
    CPU
    AMG Athlon II X2 255 3.8/2MB/2500MHz 45nm AM3
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2 AM3, Core Boost, Ultra Durable 3
    Memory
    2X 4GB Kingston DDR3 1066MHz @ 1666MHz Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS HD Radeon 7770 GHz Edition iCooler Core: 1000MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E2311H DVI/VGA 5ms response, Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.02 SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700w
    Case
    Lian-Li PC-6010 With Side Window
    Cooling
    Aywun A4 80mm fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech K120 Wired Mouse
    Internet Speed
    802.11B/G/N 17Mb/s
    Other Info
    AMD Catalyst 12.6
    Thomson A/B/G/N Router
    LiteON CD/DVD Player
    GAME PERFORMANCE:
    Battlefield 3: 41 FPS High 1x AA @ 1280x720
    Mass Effect 2 and 3: 60 FPS Highest 4x AA @ 1920x1080
    Counter Strike Source (and other Valve games):
    300 FPS (max FPS in game) Highest settings 8x AA 16x AF @ 1920x1080!!!
Thanks:d
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Gaming Rig 780G
    CPU
    AMG Athlon II X2 255 3.8/2MB/2500MHz 45nm AM3
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2 AM3, Core Boost, Ultra Durable 3
    Memory
    2X 4GB Kingston DDR3 1066MHz @ 1666MHz Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS HD Radeon 7770 GHz Edition iCooler Core: 1000MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E2311H DVI/VGA 5ms response, Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.02 SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700w
    Case
    Lian-Li PC-6010 With Side Window
    Cooling
    Aywun A4 80mm fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech K120 Wired Mouse
    Internet Speed
    802.11B/G/N 17Mb/s
    Other Info
    AMD Catalyst 12.6
    Thomson A/B/G/N Router
    LiteON CD/DVD Player
    GAME PERFORMANCE:
    Battlefield 3: 41 FPS High 1x AA @ 1280x720
    Mass Effect 2 and 3: 60 FPS Highest 4x AA @ 1920x1080
    Counter Strike Source (and other Valve games):
    300 FPS (max FPS in game) Highest settings 8x AA 16x AF @ 1920x1080!!!
let me add also that i am using vista business SP2 and am using up just about 15GB of space on my system. If you say your boot drive isusing up 30GB, then something else is the problem and not the OS.
Cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell/Studio 1555
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Duo P8700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mobile Intel 4 Series
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768 x 59Htz
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba MK5055GSX ATA Device (500GB)
    Seagate Portable USB Device (250GB)
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