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Space in C: Drive

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shyamno
shyamno Original post #1
Dec 17, 2007 at 9:48 PM
Suddenly....my free space from the C drive have been reduced to 350MB from 1.07 GB ...without any installation of any kind of s/w....

Can I remove/delete these files..in the pic below....

*img69.imageshack.us/img69/4240/65650860mh9.th.jpg
NucleusKore
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:03 PM
No, and before you do anything else check the size of your documents folder
skeletor
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:11 PM
disable System Restore and enable again and perform Disk Clean Up. This will increase your free space.
shyamno
shyamno #4
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:11 PM
ok....i will check it....but all those folder contains some updates....will it be needed ???
skeletor
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:14 PM
yes, and do not mess up with your Windows folder unnecessarily
shyamno
shyamno #6
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:15 PM
I have checked My Documents....and there is no unwanted file......

also....in the temp folder......there are many files......

(RUN -->temp (not %temp%) )

Are they needed...
skeletor
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:20 PM
^ No, you can delete them.
Also clear your %temp%
NucleusKore
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:25 PM
:-S I asked you to see the size of your my documents folder. See the size of the folder and if you are able to account for it with all the items inside it
shyamno
shyamno #9
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:26 PM
gagandeep said:
disable System Restore and enable again and perform Disk Clean Up. This will increase your free space.
I have done that ..but of no importance...
skeletor
skeletor #10
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:27 PM
If you want more space, you can also decrease the size of your Virtual Memory
shyamno
shyamno #11
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:28 PM
Should I delete the contents from WINDOWS/Temp/
QwertyManiac
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:28 PM
You can clear up the hotfix backups, no issues arise out of doing so.

Use Doug's utility to do so:
*www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
skeletor
skeletor #13
Dec 17, 2007 at 10:29 PM
shyamno said:
Should I delete the contents from WINDOWS/Temp/
Yes...you can.
Vishal Gupta
Dec 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM
It can help you in getting free space:

How to get FREE Space in Windows
shyamno
shyamno #15
Dec 18, 2007 at 7:19 AM
whenever trying to delete the files in TEMP folder...my system is not responding and it is getting hanged ...and also....in task manager the EXPLORER.EXE (Username) and SVCHOST.EXE (SYSTEM) are taking a lot of resource...and CPU usage is 100%.....
sauyadav
sauyadav #16
Dec 18, 2007 at 11:56 AM
These are uninstallers for Windows Hotfix Updates. It appears that you have used Autopatcher to update your Windows.

To clean it use CCleaner & check Hotfix Uninstallers. It will delete all unnecessary files.:smile:
skeletor
skeletor #17
Dec 18, 2007 at 4:14 PM
shyamno said:
whenever trying to delete the files in TEMP folder...my system is not responding and it is getting hanged ...and also....in task manager the EXPLORER.EXE (Username) and SVCHOST.EXE (SYSTEM) are taking a lot of resource...and CPU usage is 100%.....
Try deleting in Safe Mode
shyamno
shyamno #18
Dec 18, 2007 at 8:08 PM
gagandeep said:
Try deleting in Safe Mode

I have deleted them.....but sometimes....in between some work...suddenly my system is getting slowed down....EXPLORER.EXE and SVCHOST.EXE are taking lot of resource and making my CPU usage 100% ..... is there any virus or spyware problem....????

I am posting a HijackThis Log ... if there is something wrong with the log plz help me...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 8:08:23 PM, on 18-Dec-2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\Nero7\Nero 7\InCD\InCD.exe
D:\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe
E:\AOL\Active Virus Shield\avp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
E:\AOL\Active Virus Shield\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
C:\Program Files\GizmoPlugin\GizmoPlugin.exe
D:\Nero7\Nero 7\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
D:\Opera\Opera.exe
C:\unzipped\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

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R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = *www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = *us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/su/msgr8/**www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = *us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sb/msgr8/**www.yahoo.com/ext/search/search.html
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R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = *www.yahoo.com/
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O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02DCA195-602B-4B1F-83FF-381B7E804BDB} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HDBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InCD] D:\Nero7\Nero 7\InCD\InCD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "D:\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [aol] "E:\AOL\Active Virus Shield\avp.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
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O8 - Extra context menu item: Download &all with DAP - D:\DAP\dapextie2.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All Links with IDM - E:\download internet\Internet Download Manager\IEGetAll.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with IDM - E:\download internet\Internet Download Manager\IEExt.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://D:\MICROS~1\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - F:\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: ICQ 4 - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - D:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - D:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\MESSEN~1\YPAGER.EXE (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\MESSEN~1\YPAGER.EXE (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - *update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1149058074531
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{1B2893B0-5BCD-4161-8EA5-57ABDD38A0EC}: NameServer = 61.1.96.69,61.1.96.71
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O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{1B2893B0-5BCD-4161-8EA5-57ABDD38A0EC}: NameServer = 61.1.96.69,61.1.96.71
O18 - Protocol: ms-help - {314111C7-A502-11D2-BBCA-00C04F8EC294} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\hxds.dll
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O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: klogon - C:\WINDOWS\system32\klogon.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - D:\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Active Virus Shield (AVP) - Unknown owner - E:\AOL\Active Virus Shield\avp.exe" -r (file missing)
O23 - Service: EPSON Printer Status Agent2 (EPSONStatusAgent2) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
O23 - Service: Gizmo VoIP Service (Gizmo Plugin) - SIPphone, Inc. - C:\Program Files\GizmoPlugin\GizmoPlugin.exe
O23 - Service: InCD Helper (InCDsrv) - Nero AG - D:\Nero7\Nero 7\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - D:\Nero7\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe" -d -f "%ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.ini (file missing)
shyamno
shyamno #19
Dec 19, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Guys..please help me....now ....even in idle case the EXPLORER.EXE shoots up to a huge amount...and the system response becomes slow...
skeletor
skeletor #20
Dec 19, 2007 at 6:42 PM
^ Which AntiVirus are you using?
shyamno
shyamno #21
Dec 19, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Active Virus Shield...powered by Kaspersky AV.
skeletor
skeletor #22
Dec 19, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Go to this Forum page: *www.xyzcomputing.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4042

and read the Post #7. The guy also had been facing the same problem which your are facing.
shyamno
shyamno #23
Dec 19, 2007 at 7:12 PM
So now what should I do ???
skeletor
skeletor #24
Dec 19, 2007 at 7:28 PM
Download this software Security Task Manager from here and post what it says.
*www.neuber.com/taskmanager/download.html
shyamno
shyamno #25
Dec 19, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Check out the screenshot..

*img523.imageshack.us/img523/62/screensotbg0.th.jpg
anzaan
anzaan #26
Dec 20, 2007 at 9:16 AM
look in ur 'documents and setteings' folder. if u had created multiple log-ins to ur system.. lots of space will be occupied these folders. try deleting them except the logins u r using. dnt delte administrotor folders

dnt delete files from windows->temp manually.. use specialize software like "ccleaner".. that way u wnt be risking anything
skeletor
skeletor #27
Dec 20, 2007 at 9:05 PM
And also uninstall that Vista Inspirat or Transformation Pack from your computer
shyamno
shyamno #28
Dec 21, 2007 at 7:29 AM
no that's not a inspirat or transformation pack..it is just a theme developed by Mr.Vishal Gupta ...i think u must be knowing him....
enticer86
enticer86 #29
Dec 21, 2007 at 10:51 AM
gagandeep said:
disable System Restore and enable again and perform Disk Clean Up. This will increase your free space.

+1 dude!
Vishal Gupta
Dec 21, 2007 at 2:05 PM
@shyamno

Did you follow the steps given in following tutorial?

How to get FREE Space in Windows

It'll help you in getting lots of free space.