C: Drive

Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

Thanks

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do you have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

Thanks

Noel, thanks for your reply and good to hear from you.

The notebook I have does not have a floppy.

Its a Sony Vaio with no internal CD/DVD Drive (optical drive) usually comes
with docking station, however, not working.

Not too sure if I can create a start up disk with a memory stick and if so
can I change the BIOS to boot from a memory slot?

Seems odd wouldnt be able too, are these memory slots not similar to what a
floppy would be?

Thanks and be easy on me if this isnt making sense as Im just learning here.



"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do you have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

Thanks

Hmmm...... I only recently got to play with my first Vaio laptop ( not a
particularly happy experience, but I mostly got it tamedg)

Which model are you using???

There is am option in www.bootdisk.com which allows you to download an image
for a CD drive - but you say that you have none, even in the docking station
(or is it that the docking station is goosed??)

What does the POST (black/white screen at boot) say when you boot with the
box docked to the station??
Does that recognise the CD, but Windows not?? - if so, that may be the way
to go.....


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Noel, thanks for your reply and good to hear from you.

The notebook I have does not have a floppy.

Its a Sony Vaio with no internal CD/DVD Drive (optical drive) usually
comes
with docking station, however, not working.

Not too sure if I can create a start up disk with a memory stick and if so
can I change the BIOS to boot from a memory slot?

Seems odd wouldnt be able too, are these memory slots not similar to what
a
floppy would be?

Thanks and be easy on me if this isnt making sense as Im just learning
here.



"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do you
have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't
make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one
notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

Thanks

No docking station at all.

Only thing that I would like to use is this memory slot.

Who knows how to work the BIOS to recognize this as a bootable option and
why not? This slot is just another drive any similar to what the floppy used
to be, right?

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Hmmm...... I only recently got to play with my first Vaio laptop ( not a
particularly happy experience, but I mostly got it tamedg)

Which model are you using???

There is am option in www.bootdisk.com which allows you to download an image
for a CD drive - but you say that you have none, even in the docking station
(or is it that the docking station is goosed??)

What does the POST (black/white screen at boot) say when you boot with the
box docked to the station??
Does that recognise the CD, but Windows not?? - if so, that may be the way
to go.....


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Noel, thanks for your reply and good to hear from you.

The notebook I have does not have a floppy.

Its a Sony Vaio with no internal CD/DVD Drive (optical drive) usually
comes
with docking station, however, not working.

Not too sure if I can create a start up disk with a memory stick and if so
can I change the BIOS to boot from a memory slot?

Seems odd wouldnt be able too, are these memory slots not similar to what
a
floppy would be?

Thanks and be easy on me if this isnt making sense as Im just learning
here.



"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do you
have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't
make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one
notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

Thanks

We need to know the EXACT model of your Vaio - it should be on the base of
the thing (your s/n is useful too - but can be considered confidential, if
so, then email it to me - my email is valid - and I'll see what I can
find....)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
No docking station at all.

Only thing that I would like to use is this memory slot.

Who knows how to work the BIOS to recognize this as a bootable option and
why not? This slot is just another drive any similar to what the floppy
used
to be, right?

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Hmmm...... I only recently got to play with my first Vaio laptop ( not a
particularly happy experience, but I mostly got it tamedg)

Which model are you using???

There is am option in www.bootdisk.com which allows you to download an
image
for a CD drive - but you say that you have none, even in the docking
station
(or is it that the docking station is goosed??)

What does the POST (black/white screen at boot) say when you boot with
the
box docked to the station??
Does that recognise the CD, but Windows not?? - if so, that may be the
way
to go.....


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Noel, thanks for your reply and good to hear from you.

The notebook I have does not have a floppy.

Its a Sony Vaio with no internal CD/DVD Drive (optical drive) usually
comes
with docking station, however, not working.

Not too sure if I can create a start up disk with a memory stick and if
so
can I change the BIOS to boot from a memory slot?

Seems odd wouldnt be able too, are these memory slots not similar to
what
a
floppy would be?

Thanks and be easy on me if this isnt making sense as Im just learning
here.



"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do
you
have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't
make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC.
The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one
notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions
please.

Thanks

Sorry mate! PCG R505TL.


"Noel Paton" wrote:

We need to know the EXACT model of your Vaio - it should be on the base of
the thing (your s/n is useful too - but can be considered confidential, if
so, then email it to me - my email is valid - and I'll see what I can
find....)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
No docking station at all.

Only thing that I would like to use is this memory slot.

Who knows how to work the BIOS to recognize this as a bootable option and
why not? This slot is just another drive any similar to what the floppy
used
to be, right?

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Hmmm...... I only recently got to play with my first Vaio laptop ( not a
particularly happy experience, but I mostly got it tamedg)

Which model are you using???

There is am option in www.bootdisk.com which allows you to download an
image
for a CD drive - but you say that you have none, even in the docking
station
(or is it that the docking station is goosed??)

What does the POST (black/white screen at boot) say when you boot with
the
box docked to the station??
Does that recognise the CD, but Windows not?? - if so, that may be the
way
to go.....


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Noel, thanks for your reply and good to hear from you.

The notebook I have does not have a floppy.

Its a Sony Vaio with no internal CD/DVD Drive (optical drive) usually
comes
with docking station, however, not working.

Not too sure if I can create a start up disk with a memory stick and if
so
can I change the BIOS to boot from a memory slot?

Seems odd wouldnt be able too, are these memory slots not similar to
what
a
floppy would be?

Thanks and be easy on me if this isnt making sense as Im just learning
here.



"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sean - it looks like you have a runaway System Restore archive - do
you
have
Norton/Symantec software installed??

To clear the archive, you're going to have to do a little surgery.....
Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't
make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC.
The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder - usually one
notch
above the minimum is quite sufficient for normal use.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"Sean" wrote in message
...
Space Usage

34% Windows
35% _Restore
21% Program Files
7% (C: Free Space)

Getting messages where Im running out of disk space.

Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions
please.

Thanks

Noel. is there a way to complete this by not using a start up disk.

I can get into DOS within Me, right?

No - you need full DOS Mode

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
ups.com...
Noel. is there a way to complete this by not using a start up disk.

I can get into DOS within Me, right?

Actually, I havent tried to make a start up disk using the memory slot.

Under the add/remove I see the option there. What sort of memory will I
require to make a start up disk?

What do you think?


"Noel Paton" wrote:

No - you need full DOS Mode

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
ups.com...
Noel. is there a way to complete this by not using a start up disk.

I can get into DOS within Me, right?