I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery Drive. How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary files to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the Recovery Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the blue "how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by your computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a factory default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management. You will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm will be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came set up with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick

"elabrandon" wrote in message
news
I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery Drive.
How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary files
to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the Recovery
Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark
section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be
deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the blue
"how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making
recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by your
computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a factory
default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left
alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative
Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on
your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove
button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management. You
will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm will
be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in
message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came set up
with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign
more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick








Rather than mess up your registry, remove any files which you may
inadvertently saved to D..



--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:28 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"elabrandon" wrote in message
news
I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery Drive.
How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary files
to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the Recovery
Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark
section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be
deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the blue
"how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making
recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by your
computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a factory
default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left
alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative
Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on
your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove
button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management. You
will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm will
be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in
message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came set up
with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign
more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick








Rather than mess up your registry, remove any files which you may
inadvertently saved to D..

And how is she gonna know what those are? How is she gonna
differentiate them from what the drive is supposed to have on it?

"Nonny" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:28 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"elabrandon" wrote in message
news
I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't
find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery Drive.
How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the
computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary files
to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the Recovery
Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark
section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore
point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be
deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the
blue
"how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making
recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by your
computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a factory
default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left
alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative
Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on
your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove
button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management. You
will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm
will
be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in
message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came set
up
with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign
more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick








Rather than mess up your registry, remove any files which you may
inadvertently saved to D..

And how is she gonna know what those are? How is she gonna
differentiate them from what the drive is supposed to have on it?


One assumes that the files had a name, and an extension which would give
some clues.



--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:49:59 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"Nonny" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:28 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"elabrandon" wrote in message
news I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't
find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery Drive.
How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the
computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary files
to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the Recovery
Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark
section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore
point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be
deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the
blue
"how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making
recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by your
computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a factory
default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left
alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative
Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on
your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove
button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management. You
will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm
will
be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in
message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came set
up
with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign
more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick








Rather than mess up your registry, remove any files which you may
inadvertently saved to D..

And how is she gonna know what those are? How is she gonna
differentiate them from what the drive is supposed to have on it?


One assumes that the files had a name, and an extension which would give
some clues.

You "ass-u-me" that the OP is knowledgeable in that arena.

"Nonny" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:49:59 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"Nonny" wrote in message
. ..
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:28 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
wrote:

"elabrandon" wrote in message
news I followed the instructions listed in the link, but my computer can't
find
the first step the :regedit. What's up with that?
help?
elizabeth

"Nonny" wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:14:00 -0700, elabrandon
wrote:

I am on Windows Vista and have followed your instructions and
nothing
changed. The clean up did not free up any space in the Recovery
Drive.
How
could I have filled up that drive? Help!
elizabeth

That drive is a hidden partition, reserved for recovery files. Do
yourself a favor: stop worrying about it and turn OFF that warning.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...dislowdisk.htm



"peter" wrote:

There is a difference between a "Recovery Partition" that the
computer
manufacturer places on the hard drive with all of the necesary
files
to
revert your computer back to "when 1st purchased" and the
Recovery
Points
created by Vista once a day .....called "system restore"
under start you will see Computer in the right hand dark
section...right
click and select properties...in the box that opens select Systen
Protection...there you will see your HD with the latest restore
point
listed.If you uncheck the drive..all restore points will be
deleted...in you
recheck the drive restore points will be created again.Click the
blue
"how
much etc etc line for a more detailed explanation...
peter
"stevox" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have the same problem. Will your fix prevent my pc from making
recovery
points in the future?
Thanks

Stevei

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

Your D: drive is most likely a Recovery Partition set up by
your
computer
manufacturer in order for you to recover your system to a
factory
default
state
and even if you made recovery DVDs or CDs should just be left
alone.

To get rid of the messages go to Control Panel Administrative
Tools
Computer
Management, under Storage click Disk Management, right click on
your D:
drive
and select Change drive letter and paths..., click the Remove
button, OK
the
warning confirmation, OK again and close Computer Management.
You
will no
longer
see your D: drive in Windows Explorer or Computer, but no harm
will
be
done and
the low disk space alerts should stop.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"nicklondon" wrote in
message
...
i am getting a message i have low space in d drive, it came
set
up
with
9.9
gb. my os is on c drive . c drive has 222 gb free. an i asign
more
memory to
d drive? how? is that what i shoul do?

thanks nick








Rather than mess up your registry, remove any files which you may
inadvertently saved to D..

And how is she gonna know what those are? How is she gonna
differentiate them from what the drive is supposed to have on it?


One assumes that the files had a name, and an extension which would give
some clues.

You "ass-u-me" that the OP is knowledgeable in that arena.


The OP is the one who backed up something. The backup utility should be
known by the OP..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx