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  1. #1


    Steve Guest

    FAT32 & NTFS

    Hello

    I have Vista Home premium running on my Compaq PC. The problem I've got is
    on the C: drive there is a D: partition which is FAT32. Obviously Vista (C:
    Drive) is NTFS. I believe that Vista uses D: to write temp files etc... but
    this is causing system crashes as the drive is almost full 9% left.



    What can I do to resolve the problem?

    Steve

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  2. #2


    Malke Guest

    Re: FAT32 & NTFS

    Steve wrote:

    > Hello
    >
    > I have Vista Home premium running on my Compaq PC. The problem I've got is
    > on the C: drive there is a D: partition which is FAT32. Obviously Vista (C:
    > Drive) is NTFS. I believe that Vista uses D: to write temp files etc... but
    > this is causing system crashes as the drive is almost full 9% left.
    The FAT32 partition is probably a recovery/diagnostic partition. If this
    is the case (and you can tell by referring to your computer manual,
    HP/Compaq's website, or by contacting HP/Compaq tech support) then you
    should leave the partition alone. If you've been adding things to the
    restore partition, move them out of there. Otherwise it is unlikely that
    this restore partition is causing your system crashes. Without more
    specific information such as the exact text of error messages and a
    better description of what happens, I can't suggest particular
    troubleshooting steps.


    Malke
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  3. #3


    Colin Barnhorst Guest

    Re: FAT32 & NTFS

    a) larger hard drive
    b) remove some files
    Your choice.

    How do you know that a hard drive that is 91% full is causing the system to
    crash? What messages are you seeing that tells you this? Is there anything
    in the Event Viewer that refers to system crashes due to disk full problems?
    My guess is that the fullness of the disk is not causing the crashes. At
    most you should be only seeing messages about insufficient space to complete
    a task.

    "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:A3FE8A3F-E474-4820-8AFF-C202A11CCFAA@xxxxxx

    > Hello
    >
    > I have Vista Home premium running on my Compaq PC. The problem I've got is
    > on the C: drive there is a D: partition which is FAT32. Obviously Vista
    > (C:
    > Drive) is NTFS. I believe that Vista uses D: to write temp files etc...
    > but
    > this is causing system crashes as the drive is almost full 9% left.
    >
    > What can I do to resolve the problem?
    >
    > Steve

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  4. #4


    Mike Hall - MVP Guest

    Re: FAT32 & NTFS

    "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:A3FE8A3F-E474-4820-8AFF-C202A11CCFAA@xxxxxx

    > Hello
    >
    > I have Vista Home premium running on my Compaq PC. The problem I've got is
    > on the C: drive there is a D: partition which is FAT32. Obviously Vista
    > (C:
    > Drive) is NTFS. I believe that Vista uses D: to write temp files etc...
    > but
    > this is causing system crashes as the drive is almost full 9% left.
    >
    > What can I do to resolve the problem?
    >
    > Steve

    If you have a 'low disk space warning'
    you will have to access the recovery partition D and very carefully examine
    the contents. You will need to pay particular attention to the file creation
    dates, because the recovery files will have earlier dates than any backups
    or saves you may have created. I would like to be able to advise that you
    contact the manufacturer, but the chances of the idiot on the other end of
    the line knowing how to tell you what to remove safely is zero to nil. It
    would not hurt to give the manufacturer a try, but please do not hold your
    breath.


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    http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx





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