c:\ running out of space...but it's not

[scribblec]

probably wont make a difference.

go to your C drive and right click the documents and settings folder...how big is it? if it's more than like 500mb then it's way to big and you should start going into it looking for the biggest folders until you get to a file or more than are really big then you can delete them

mines 38 gigabytes

[silent h3ro]

Wow, this is strange. Maybe a virus???

[orcutt989]

Maybe his page file is changing size?

[silent h3ro]

Maybe his page file is changing size?

Maybe.

[backlash]

That's the thing. We have a lot of space, Windows just doesn't see it that way. The amount of space on the drive is constantly changing. We have a good 800 mb left but in seconds it will drop down to 100 mb, then 0mb, then 50mb, then up to 200...etc.

I've already used windows washer and deleted a lot...

You think 800MB is a lot of space left?? TIME TO GET A NEW DRIVE! Stop trying to "fix" this...u need more space. It's that simple. Go to the store and get a second HD and move all your files to that drive. Prob solved.

[clocker]

It's that simple. Go to the store and get a second HD and move all your files to that drive. Prob solved.

Simple, yes.
"Problem solved", no.

Problem sidestepped, maybe.
The issue is NOT the lack of space ( although that may be a factor also), the real issue is why does Windows misread and constantly alter the amount of available room on the drive?

Unfortunately, I haven't a clue.

You might try
this program to see what your HDD really looks like.

[dwightfry]

currently it says I have 1.6 gigs left. (which should be about right)

The drive is partitioned. The c: (10 gig partitin) is constantly changing, but I haven't noticed anything weird with the d:

Also while this is going on, internet explorer and folders become very unstable. They end up not responding a majority of the time.

[tesco]

scan for viruses, run spyware scans.


but this could very well be the page file\virtual memory resizing...
look in the everything guide at the tuneup section for how to change your virtual memory settings. make the max and min the same so it wont be constantly resizing.

[dwightfry]

scan for viruses, run spyware scans.


but this could very well be the page file\virtual memory resizing...
look in the everything guide at the tuneup section for how to change your virtual memory settings. make the max and min the same so it wont be constantly resizing.

done the virus scan several times, as well as the spyware scans

my virtual memory, min and max, is set to 100mb

I'm at a loss.

[lynx]

Norton Protected Recycle Bin?