Windows Tours

[Kubie]

I got this from The Langa list. In C:Windows there is a program called Tours. It takes up 19 to 25mb of space. I removed it to the recycle bin for a few days and then deleted. Since I have a small HD,(2.3gig), the space can be used for more useful things.
Carl


P.S. If any of you have any other folders that come with W98 that can be safely deleted, please post. One of the reasons for bloatware in Windows are all the useless items.

[Edited by Carlgif on 10-22-2000 at 01:46 PM]

[JetBlack69]

Search the C:\windows folder for *.avi or *.mgp I'm not sure which one, but you can delete the movies because they only play the FIRST time you boot windows. It can save 7 mb! Hope this helps.

[Kubie]

Thanks for the reply. Every suggestion helps. 7mb will allow me to store about 140 more photos.
Thanks again.
Carl

[Jenni]

When I had my Fujitsu laptop, it's emergency recovery CD would put about 10 megs of crap in C:/Windows/options/cabs/content. It was a whole bunch of .gif and .bmp and sound files from stuff like the Disney and Warner Bros. websites.

[Kubie]

Thanks Jenni and Jetblack. A person would be surprised at the useless stuff. (Maybe not for some people)
I also deleted "channels".
Carl

[JetBlack69]

Hey Carlgif, if you want to delete something, but you are not sure it is important, rename it or move it. Then reboot and run a few important programs, keep it for a day or so until you feel comfortable and then delete it.

[Kubie]

Thanks again Jet. (Hope you don't mind the abbrev. of your name). These tips you share help me from crashing, as thats seems to be a habit I've developed. :D
Carl

[JetBlack69]

Glad I could help, and no I don't mind the abbrev. of my name.

[JetBlack69]

Just thought of another tip, right click the recycle bin and go to properties. Set maximum size of the recycle bin 5% or less. I think the default is 10%. On a 1 gig hard drive, 10% is 100mb! This tip is only good if you empty your recycle bin about once a month. Hope this helps.

[Kubie]

Mornin' Jet.
I was following some things at Win98 Annoyances and removed the txt, bmp, extensions to the recyle bin. Almost lost my Nebraska Football wallpaper. :D
I've got 20 mb in the bin now but won't emty it yet to see what else I'm missing. Having fun though. Cleaned up almost 65 mb of clutter.
Carl

[artodd]

Where did you get the Nebraska Football wallpaper? If you don't mind my asking.

[Kubie]

Don't mind at all, Artodd.
http://www.webshots.com/search/search.fcgi?search_engine=1&words=nebraska+football&new=1&ws=1&ch=1&cl=1


Go Big Red!!!
P.s. Got other sites too, if you're interested.

[dam286]

See if you have a copy of the Windows setup disk on your hard drive. If you already have it on CD, then you don't need it on your hard drive.
In windows95, look for a folder called Win95 or something that has a bunch of files named win95_17.cab, win95_18.cab, etc.
Windows 98 is probably similar, dunno, I don't have it.
In Windows95, that folder, if you delete it, saves about 80 MBytes.

[glc]

If you are not crunched for space, it can be really convenient to keep the cabs on the hard drive though. It's a pain looking for the CD and putting it in every time you add a device or component or change your network configuration, etc. It makes it easy to do a quick Windows reinstall too.

[dam286]

glc, I agree, he just sounded crunched for space.
By the way, lots of times, it will prompt you for the CD when it already has the files.
Try this:
next time Windows asks you to insert the CD, tell it that it's in the folder C:\WINDOWS and let it look.
If it still can't find the file, tell it that the CD is in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.
Then the next time it stops and asks, tell it that it's in C:\WINDOWS again.
For most network changes, you just have to bounce back and forth between these two, and you never need the CD at all.
After a while you get good at picking which one to start with. LMHOSTS is C:\WINDOWS, and the .DLL files are almost always C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.

[Toaster]

Provided you DO NOT empty the recycling bin right away, toss suspected unwanted goodies there and reboot. Try your apps and if all is well, empty the bin. While files are in the "bin" they are out of the systems use and unusable until they are restored.
Any file with the GID extension may be dumped as well.

[Kubie]

I've been reading these replys with interest and following all instructions about not dumping the recycle bin until I see what effect, if any, they have on my PC.
I thank you for all the help, tips, and insight. Believe me, my next PC will be bigger, faster, and custom built.
Carl

[archie]

That suggestion by Dam286 is one I use often. The details button [if available] will show location if unsure where the file is.

[bailey]

this is just a test

[PC101]

Ah, my favorite thing to do is clean up useless garbage from a PC. Believe it or not, I have a neighbor, that as nice as a person he is, really knows how to clog up a system. I removed 400MB of crap from his computer last week, he only has a 1.9 Gig HD, So I gave his PC an Enima, and what a difference. Just my two cents.