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Windows Folder Size ?
Name: skeck Date: January 2, 2004 at 13:06:44 Pacific OS: XP home CPU/Ram: P4 / 512
Comment:
Hi all can someone say what the average size of the "windows" folder in XP home should be. Mines is 2.21 GB, which seems a bit large to me, (I've came from windows 98) thanks
Name: dario130 Date: January 2, 2004 at 13:09:28 Pacific
Reply:
mine is 1.71 gb , Xp pro , 128 mb ram Maybe update , and language package can change the size. but nothing to worry about!!
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Response Number 2
Name: David Leidig Date: January 2, 2004 at 15:56:37 Pacific
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XP is bloated and overly flashy:) it will be quite a bit larger than you are used to.
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Response Number 3
Name: Grimples Date: January 4, 2004 at 10:03:45 Pacific
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If you have installed sp1 & other updates the older files are stored in the Windows folder, not sure if it is safe to delete the "ServicePackFiles" folder?
Summary: I wonder how you are selecting "all files" and whether you are including sub-folders. Try this - open the Windows folder and single left click any file so that it is highlighted. Now press Ctrl key +...
Summary: You're not doing it right. When you click on the Windows folder and expand it so that all it's files and subfolders are showing, click on Edit - Select All to highlight all of them, then RIGHT click o...
Summary: What causes the "Windows" folder to increase in size? When windows XP was first installed, the "Windows" folder was just under 1 GB. After six months the "Windows" folder is pushing 1.5 GB. I can ea...
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