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From: Cecelala on 5 Feb 2010 20:51
I am trying to figure out if it is ok to uninstall multiple files:
$ntuninstallKB887742$ thru KB919007?? The PC I am working on has a C:\ w/465
GB and available is 1.64GB. Trying to find out where the usage has gone.
Unable to do a Defrag...not enough space available. Running XP Pro 5.1.2600
TTL Physical Memory 4,097MB
Avail. Phys. Mem 3.02 GB
TTL Virtual Mem 2.64 GB
Avail Virtual Mem 2.60 GB
Pg File Space 6.86 GB

Error msg came up: 110-Out of Memory space for ROM Options
Publisher SW??
Low Reg. Space

The $ntuninstallKB******$ files go back as far as 2006.

This PC is for business and uses Video Surveillance.

Can you help and direct me in the possibilities of 1) if I can delete old
files (KB's) and where else I can look to get more space on the C:\??

Thank you in advance,
Cecelala
From: Jim on 5 Feb 2010 21:53
The $ntunintstall--- folders contain software which removes a particular
update. If you never expect to remove updates, then you can delete the
folders. It would be safer, though, to copy the folders to a CD or DVD
first.

The uninstall folders cannot be the sole cause of your problem.

First, you should lower the amount of space that you allow the system to use
for system restore. Then you clean your disk to remove temporary files,
etc. Your problem may be caused by malware; hence it is appropriate to
perform malware scans.

Jim
"Cecelala" <Cecelala(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA14F7CB-02DF-4D21-B60B-243FFD2BB54B(a)microsoft.com...
>I am trying to figure out if it is ok to uninstall multiple files:
> $ntuninstallKB887742$ thru KB919007?? The PC I am working on has a C:\
> w/465
> GB and available is 1.64GB. Trying to find out where the usage has gone.
> Unable to do a Defrag...not enough space available. Running XP Pro
> 5.1.2600
> TTL Physical Memory 4,097MB
> Avail. Phys. Mem 3.02 GB
> TTL Virtual Mem 2.64 GB
> Avail Virtual Mem 2.60 GB
> Pg File Space 6.86 GB
>
> Error msg came up: 110-Out of Memory space for ROM Options
> Publisher SW??
> Low Reg. Space
>
> The $ntuninstallKB******$ files go back as far as 2006.
>
> This PC is for business and uses Video Surveillance.
>
> Can you help and direct me in the possibilities of 1) if I can delete old
> files (KB's) and where else I can look to get more space on the C:\??
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Cecelala



From: Rich Barry on 5 Feb 2010 21:55
Those $ files are for uninstalling the windows updates if they are a
problem. Rarely, I say with a smile on my face are they a problem. I
personally delete all of them a week or
two after they have been installed whether by auto updates or me going
to win update site and doing it from there.
Do you need such a large page file? Almost 7G seems excessive.
Though video files can be very large. Restore dates if you have System
Restore activated can be deleted except for
the most recent ones.

"Cecelala" <Cecelala(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA14F7CB-02DF-4D21-B60B-243FFD2BB54B(a)microsoft.com...
>I am trying to figure out if it is ok to uninstall multiple files:
> $ntuninstallKB887742$ thru KB919007?? The PC I am working on has a C:\
> w/465
> GB and available is 1.64GB. Trying to find out where the usage has gone.
> Unable to do a Defrag...not enough space available. Running XP Pro
> 5.1.2600
> TTL Physical Memory 4,097MB
> Avail. Phys. Mem 3.02 GB
> TTL Virtual Mem 2.64 GB
> Avail Virtual Mem 2.60 GB
> Pg File Space 6.86 GB
>
> Error msg came up: 110-Out of Memory space for ROM Options
> Publisher SW??
> Low Reg. Space
>
> The $ntuninstallKB******$ files go back as far as 2006.
>
> This PC is for business and uses Video Surveillance.
>
> Can you help and direct me in the possibilities of 1) if I can delete old
> files (KB's) and where else I can look to get more space on the C:\??
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Cecelala


From: Chet on 5 Feb 2010 22:00
On 2/5/2010 7:51 PM, Cecelala wrote:
> I am trying to figure out if it is ok to uninstall multiple files:
> $ntuninstallKB887742$ thru KB919007?? The PC I am working on has a C:\ w/465
> GB and available is 1.64GB. Trying to find out where the usage has gone.
> Unable to do a Defrag...not enough space available. Running XP Pro 5.1.2600
> TTL Physical Memory 4,097MB
> Avail. Phys. Mem 3.02 GB
> TTL Virtual Mem 2.64 GB
> Avail Virtual Mem 2.60 GB
> Pg File Space 6.86 GB
>
> Error msg came up: 110-Out of Memory space for ROM Options
> Publisher SW??
> Low Reg. Space
>
> The $ntuninstallKB******$ files go back as far as 2006.
>
> This PC is for business and uses Video Surveillance.
>
> Can you help and direct me in the possibilities of 1) if I can delete old
> files (KB's) and where else I can look to get more space on the C:\??
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Cecelala

You may want to try CCleaner (it's free)
<http://www.ccleaner.com/>

It will remove the old hotfix installation files that are removable. But
remember, once you remove them you won't be able to uninstall that update.

You can also cleanup many other caches, temps etc. as well. As to the
registry cleaner portion CCleaner, use at your own risk. If you read
these groups very often you know there's not much to be gained by
cleaning the registry.

hth
--
Chet <chesterefSPAM(a)NOThotmail.com>
From: Shenan Stanley on 5 Feb 2010 22:00
Cecelala wrote:
> I am trying to figure out if it is ok to uninstall multiple files:
> $ntuninstallKB887742$ thru KB919007?? The PC I am working on has a
> C:\ w/465 GB and available is 1.64GB. Trying to find out where the
> usage has gone. Unable to do a Defrag...not enough space available.
> Running XP Pro 5.1.2600 TTL Physical Memory 4,097MB
> Avail. Phys. Mem 3.02 GB
> TTL Virtual Mem 2.64 GB
> Avail Virtual Mem 2.60 GB
> Pg File Space 6.86 GB
>
> Error msg came up: 110-Out of Memory space for ROM Options
> Publisher SW??
> Low Reg. Space
>
> The $ntuninstallKB******$ files go back as far as 2006.
>
> This PC is for business and uses Video Surveillance.
>
> Can you help and direct me in the possibilities of 1) if I can
> delete old files (KB's) and where else I can look to get more space
> on the C:\??

If that much space has been used - it is *your* stuff. ;-)

Video Surveillance - really? I would think you know where the space has
gone. ;-)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

In the end - a standard Windows XP installation with all sorts of extras
will not likely be above about 4.5GB to 9GB in size. If you have more space
than that (likely do on a modern machine) and most of it seems to be used -
likely you need to move *your stuff* off and/or find a better way to manage
it.

Reboot and logon as administrative user.

You should now perform a full Defragment on your system drive (C:)...

How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

BTW - memory (the error message you got) and hard disk space are two
different things - although they can be related and cause problems with one
or the other. ;-)

The error seems to point towards video capture software - so I say/imply
again - your video surveillance will take up HUGE amounts of space.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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