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My Computer Is Telling Me I Have Used 111 GB Up!!!

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parados
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 06:52 pm
What is it named and where is it located?
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 06:55 pm
It's in C:Drive, WINDOWS folder, svcpack.log file
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:01 pm
Delete it. It's just a log file. There's a very slight chance of problems but there's a far greater chance of problems running a disk that's full.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:12 pm
Thank you Craven!

Why did it get so large??
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:13 pm
Ahhh, now I have 93 GB's left....how sweet it is...
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:15 pm
Probably to do with the unsuccessful load of XP SP2. Here is where you can get some information on SP2 install problems.
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:18 pm
Do I need SP2? I've heard it causes more problems than it solves...
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parados
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:18 pm
Based on its name it looks like a log of Windows service pack updates.

Hey. it takes a LOT to keep windows up to date. 87 GBs of updates in 1 1/2 years is about right. :wink:


It is a lot of space for a log file which is normally only text. Probably just a problem in reading how large the file actually was.
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:22 pm
Bella Dea wrote:
Do I need SP2? I've heard it causes more problems than it solves...


That depends on whether you have hardware/software conflicts. In a clean install, it works wonderfully. If not, get out the tylenol 2. One problem can be if you did not have a clean install of SP1 and then try to install SP2. You get a mixture of files and are in a bit of trouble. I am not an expert on SP2 install, so I will not try to guide you there, other than give you the link to some information in the last post.

Do you keep up to date on the windows fixes that are put out the 2nd Tuesday of every month?
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:24 pm
I don't know...
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:27 pm
when you get a chance, run Disk Defragmenter.
that should help speed things up...
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:32 pm
Okey dokey! Thanks everyone! You guys are awesome!
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bigdice67
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:38 pm
Or if I might say.....




get a Mac..........
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 07:42 pm
Region Philbis wrote:
when you get a chance, run Disk Defragmenter.
that should help speed things up...


A suggestion.... Run scandisk before running Disk Defragmenter. That way, you can ensure that you do not have a disk problem prior to moving your files to/from bad disk areas.
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2005 08:44 pm
Bella Dea wrote:
Thank you Craven!

Why did it get so large??


Hard to tell without having access to the log, but that wasn't something I'd want to walk you through, as opening the file would likely have caused your memory use to grind the computer to a halt and some special tools may have been needed to investigate.

I can tell you that despite the blind macintosh evangelism, an out of control log file is not something a mac (or any OS) is immune to.

On a mac server I administered briefly some poorly written software did the same thing.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Tue 14 Jun, 2005 06:56 am
bigdice67 wrote:
Or if I might say.....




get a Mac..........


Shocked Laughing
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Tue 14 Jun, 2005 06:57 am
Can anyone recommend a good virus scan/protector with spyware protection and all that jazz?
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Tue 14 Jun, 2005 06:58 am
Intrepid wrote:
Region Philbis wrote:
when you get a chance, run Disk Defragmenter.
that should help speed things up...


A suggestion.... Run scandisk before running Disk Defragmenter. That way, you can ensure that you do not have a disk problem prior to moving your files to/from bad disk areas.


Thanks! I will be toying with my computer after work today....again. What a pain technology can be.
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shewolfnm
 
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Reply Tue 14 Jun, 2005 07:05 am
AVM ?
AVN?

hmmmmmmmmmmmm
lemme hunt majorgeek, it is the best free scan/firewall i know of.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Tue 14 Jun, 2005 07:09 am
shewolfnm wrote:
AVM ?
AVN?

hmmmmmmmmmmmm
lemme hunt majorgeek, it is the best free scan/firewall i know of.


I think my dad uses that...is it free? He uses one that was free. And he said it catches all sorts of stuff.
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