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| | 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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| | Re: FAT32 & NTFS Steve wrote: Quote: > 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. 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 -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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| | 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 Quote: > 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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| | Re: FAT32 & NTFS "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A3FE8A3F-E474-4820-8AFF-C202A11CCFAA@xxxxxx Quote: > 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. -- Mike Hall - MVP http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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