[Thinkpad] Re: A21e abrupt 20% increase in "System Files"

Hello,

Have you tried uninstalling all third-party security and utility software
and clearing all the temporary file folders for the operating system, web
browser and so forth? I recall reading someplace that certain utility and
and anti-virus type programs had problems with creating and then not removing
temporary files. This could be a symptom of that problem.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

At 04:14 PM 3/17/2004, montagefilm@mail.com wrote:

>Aryheh:
>
>Thanks for the idea. I did have CPRSuite 1.0.8 on the system. I've now
>removed it and all associated files. No help.
>
>I also removed all the security programs, after which the anomaly began.
>No help.
>
>I had run several different antivirus programs; no viruses. I ran several
>different spyware/malware programs. No help.
>
>I ran a repair on W2K using Emergency Repair Disk and SP4. No help.
>
>I reinstalled SP4. No help.
>
>I removed 500 Mb of files to see what would happen. This actually
>decreased my "available space" from 3% to 1%; even though the Defrag
>analysis says I now have 26% of "space."
>
>Of course, not only does this make the Thinkpad not visable for future
>use; but it has brought the system to a slow crawl regardless of what
>program I try to run.
>
>I once did a reinstall/reformat of a Thinkpad using IBM Recovery Disks.
>Then, to reinstall all programs, drivers, and data, it took me 2 solid
>weeks. I shudder at the thought of having to do it again.
>
>So: Any other ideas?
>
>Hopefully,
>
>Larry
>
>-------------------->
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Aryeh Goretsky
>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:43:26 -0700
>To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>Subject: [Thinkpad] Re: A21e abrupt 20% increase in "System Files"
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Do you have any kind of "system restore" software running on the computer?
> > If so, have you tried disabling it?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Aryeh Goretsky
> >
> > At 05:05 PM 3/16/2004, you wrote:
> >
> > >Message: 8
> > >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:09:04 -0500
> > >From: "Bruce Markowitz"
> > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] A21e abrupt 20% increase in "System Files"
> > >To: "Lawrence Silberstein" ,
> > >
> > >Message-ID: <005801c40bb4$0f2ddfe0$6f00a8c0@X20>
> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > >Check for a virus, something may be altering your files
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Lawrence Silberstein"
> > >To: ;
> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:13 PM
> > >Subject: [Thinkpad] A21e abrupt 20% increase in "System Files"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > A21e W2KSP4 12 Gb HD w/ 23% free space
> > > >
> > > > I installed several security programs at the same time: Spybot,
> > >TrojanHunter, Ashampoo Uninstall Suite, Ad-Aware 6, and PopUpCop.
> > > >
> > > > I then went to Defrag. Defrag's analysis was astonishing: Nearly
> > >everything on the drive had turned to green, "System Files." Defrag's
> reply
> > >to attempt to defragment: "Although there is 23% free on your drive,
> only 3%
> > >is available for use. We recomend that you do not defragment until you've
> > >increased available space to 15%."
> > > >
> > > > Gosh, what happened? How to fix?
> > > >
> > > > Larrry
> >
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