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More info?)
Yeah, I agree about not needing to partition this drive. It was a mistake.
Jmax
"Patrick Murphy" <PatrickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:134B4A2A-FF6C-4AD4-AAC4-80C2F858F4A4@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Jmax, I guess that I didn't see your whole post. Just trying to
help.
> I don't understand why you would even want to partition this drive (lest
you
> were putting on an alternative OS) and then to such a small size. But,
hey,
> that's just me. As to Davids, comment about SR, I have been using Go Back
> since I heard about it back in the 98SE days, and I agree with you that it
> has saved 'my bacon' many times. A must have, as far as I'm concerned.
>
> I would simply reformat and do away with the partitions and I don't think
> you will have any further problems. Good luck.
>
> "Jmax" wrote:
>
> > I appreciate the info David, and also curious about your statement that
it
> > is a dumb idea. Do you use a third party restore program or just don't
like
> > them period. I used to use Second Chance on W98 and it saved my bacon a
> > number of times. I would love to use it on XP, but it was made by Power
> > Quest, since bought out by Symantec, and hasn't been supported in years.
> >
> > Jmax
> >
> >
> > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:unV9czuhEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > It has already turned itself off on the small drive because there is
less
> > than 200MB free. It doen't affect the big drive.
> >
> > I don't use SR at all as it's a dumb idea. But I just thought I'd tell
you
> > about the 200MB limit. So SR is NEVER going to work on C as it's smaller
> > than 200MB.
> >
> > --
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
> >
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
> >
> > "Jmax" <Jmax((XSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uvSgGvuhEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi David.
> > >
> > > Does this System Restore rule default to the partition with the
smallest
> > > amout of space. I have two partitions. One 15.6 MB with 10.3 free
space
> > > availabel (it has my documents and a few downloads) and another with
74.4
> > GB
> > > with 71.8 free space (it has XP on it). I suspect the 15 MB
partitions
> > > (or drive) is the source of the problem. If it is, is it possible to
turn
> > > off system restore on the smaller drive ,and just use it on the larger
one
> > > with XP on it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:eMlEVXuhEHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > System Restore requires 200 MB of free space or it turns off.
> > >
> > > --
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
> > >
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
> > >
> > > "Jmax" <Jmax((XSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:edaaNUuhEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi Patrick, did you read all of my message? I told how much I had
> > > allocated
> > > > fod system restore.
> > > >
> > > > In System Restore:
> > > >
> > > > C. Set at Max 100% (15 MB)
> > > > E. Set at Max 12% (9153MB)
> > > >
> > > > "Patrick Murphy" <PatrickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message
> > > > news:B62E0C4A-E26A-4DE7-9D7F-A4350D9ABA7B@microsoft.com...
> > > > > You might want to check and see how much you have allocated for
system
> > > > > restore. With a 80gb HD you shouldn't have this problem, unless
it's
> > > near
> > > > > all filled up
> > > > >
> > > > > "Thorsten Matzner" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > "Jmax" <Jmax((XSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >I presented a System Restore problem below, and I believe the
> > problem
> > > > may be
> > > > > > >the size of the patitions on my hard drive. Here is the
situation:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Whenever I install a new program, XP creates a new system
restore
> > and
> > > > > > >deletes
> > > > > > >the old one. I can't create more than one SR. Maybe the
problem
> > is
> > > > that
> > > > > > >the partition on my C drive to small(?). If that is the
problem,
> > is
> > > > there a
> > > > > > >way to fix it without reinstalling XP.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Get a third-party partitionizing program from your local
software
> > > > > > store. Windows XP cannot do this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > (tm)
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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