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April 17th, 2008

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Vista: Reclaim and Release Disk Space from System Restore and Shadow Copies

 

Other than change the limit of System Restore disk usage allocation to reduce allocation amount and free up the space, you can also immediately delete and reclaim almost all space used by System Restore and Shadow Copies (including Previous Versions) by using Disk Cleanup Manager to eliminate all but the most recent System Restore point.
To release the reclaim space used by System Restore, simply follow the steps:

  1. Click Start button.
  2. Type clean in the Start Search box.
  3. Click Disk Cleanup from the search results list.
  4. Select Files from All Users on this computer option.
  5. Click OK on Disk Space Cleanup Manager for Windows User Access Control permission request dialog.
  6. Choose a drive letter from the drop down list, and press OK.
  7. Disk Cleanup will perform calculation to determine how much space it can free. Once done, click on More Options tab.

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Written by computerboom on April 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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5573 Does Not Imply a Specific XP SP3 Build

Microsoft is not saying much at all about the third and final service pack for Windows XP, and whatever information does manage to get through the translucent filters implemented by Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group,
presents little relevance. A recent reference related to XP SP3 is Build 5573 from KB951126. Judging by the fact that XP SP 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh 2 was Build 5508, speculation began circulating of a new version number 5573, that could even be the RTM build for the service pack. I contacted Microsoft on the matter, and this is not the case.

"The reference comes from 'A multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP stops responding on a black screen after you resume the computer from hibernation' . The file versions discussed on the Microsoft Help and Support page, referring to a hotfix for Windows XP SP3, are accurate," a Microsoft spokesman revealed in an email to Softpedia.

Yes, 5573 is mentioned alongside the hotfix for XP SP3, but this does not mean...
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Written by ShaDow on April 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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