Vista - Where is my hard disk drive space?!?!

I just bought a new HPPavillion Vista Media Center computer which should have
2048 mb ddr2 ram and a 400 gb hard drive. When I look in the system
properties it shows 1918 mb ram and when I open the computer file it shows
1.87 gb memory. Shouldn't these be the same? And the other issue I have is it
shows HP(C with 22.3 gb free of 50 gb and Recovery (D 927 mb free of 6.25
gb. Where is the remaining 343.75 gb??? I called the HP help desk and he told
me do a system restore and this would fix it, which it didn't. He said the
computer is using the space for memory and to run programs. This is my first
new computer so will you please help.

1918 / 1024 = 1.87, so the numbers are OK...

"Jennifer" wrote:

> I just bought a new HPPavillion Vista Media Center computer which should have
> 2048 mb ddr2 ram and a 400 gb hard drive. When I look in the system
> properties it shows 1918 mb ram and when I open the computer file it shows
> 1.87 gb memory. Shouldn't these be the same? And the other issue I have is it
> shows HP(C with 22.3 gb free of 50 gb and Recovery (D 927 mb free of 6.25
> gb. Where is the remaining 343.75 gb??? I called the HP help desk and he told
> me do a system restore and this would fix it, which it didn't. He said the
> computer is using the space for memory and to run programs. This is my first
> new computer so will you please help.

I just bought a windows basic and i upgrade it to home premium and i
acidently download a movie on my recovery disk and now its in the red and it
keeps saying i am running out of space and i don't know how to fix it. If
someone can help me it will be greatly apperciated thanks so much.
--
lesliec.g.m.k


"Mary" wrote:

> The memory sounds fine. It's never the full amount because of various
> factors--system setup, reserved for video etc. And you hard drive is probably
> fine, too. You are most likely looking at the recovery partition & utility
> partition. All the rest is the huge drive that's usable. Go to Administrative
> Tools on the start menu, computer management, disk management and you will
> see a graphic of all the drive.
>
> "Jennifer" wrote:
>
> > I just bought a new HPPavillion Vista Media Center computer which should have
> > 2048 mb ddr2 ram and a 400 gb hard drive. When I look in the system
> > properties it shows 1918 mb ram and when I open the computer file it shows
> > 1.87 gb memory. Shouldn't these be the same? And the other issue I have is it
> > shows HP(C with 22.3 gb free of 50 gb and Recovery (D 927 mb free of 6.25
> > gb. Where is the remaining 343.75 gb??? I called the HP help desk and he told
> > me do a system restore and this would fix it, which it didn't. He said the
> > computer is using the space for memory and to run programs. This is my first
> > new computer so will you please help.

leslie.c.g.m.k wrote:
> I just bought a windows basic and i upgrade it to home premium and i
> acidently download a movie on my recovery disk and now its in the red and it
> keeps saying i am running out of space and i don't know how to fix it. If
> someone can help me it will be greatly apperciated thanks so much.

delete the movie you downloaded to the recovery disk or move it to
another disk.