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Fabler2 said:

Figures don't add up. Prior to getting rid of Win.old - drive showing 172 GB free. Removing Win.old, showing as 21.6 GB, the drive now shows as having only 181 GB free??

I think Windows.old is like WinSXS almost impossible to size properly. You get a similar discrepancy when clearing Windows Update. It often says several GB will be cleared when it is in reality only a few hundred MB goes.

kado897 said:

I think Windows.old is like WinSXS almost impossible to size properly. You get a similar discrepancy when clearing Windows Update. It often says several GB will be cleared when it is in reality only a few hundred MB goes.

I think you're right. When initially ran storage, temporary files was just showing about 12 GB if I remember correctly then running temp files showed Win.old at 21 GB.

thomaseg1 said:

Your next step might be by running windirstat to see what the drive is using the space for

WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics

Everything looks ok,

You can narrow the field by clicking on the plus signs.
I believe (never tried it myself) you can run it in Administrator mode to reveal any hidden files.

Steven Campoli said:

It's ok lol, if ever u need a place to chill in montreal, more than welcome. Salut!

Thanks! I used to (as a child) Live in Guelph, ON - and I am a child of the snow, so living in the southern US is particularly painful to me - I get hot at anything over 75°F (basically anything over 24°C) and during hte summer months, sometimes it never goes below that for the entire day. Thank goodness for air conditioning!

cereberus said:

It was a joke. PS in UK we would consider Jibberish to be Gibberish - lol.

Actually, we do here as well. But in the age of twitter, SMS and folks just not giving a care anymore, spelling has gone out the window - so gibberish is now seen just as often spelled with a g as it is with a j.

jimbo45 said:

H folks

@Edwin

Back to the future !!!!! WinXP allowed you to have 4 sepearte desktops (with individual apps etc) OK -- so nothing new here particularly

actually with bigger monitors and multiple monitor use I think that feature would be really useful again

XP shown here with ability to switch to 4 desktops !!

Cheers
jimbo

Technically, though, Windows 10 has it native - with previous versions of Windows you still had to use an app / hack the interface in order to make it accessible. In XP, for example, it was though the use of the M$ PowerToys addons:

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...on-windows-xp/

And there is a standalone for all Win <10:

Don't Wait for Windows 10: How to Use Virtual Desktops in Windows XP and Up

Whereas in 10, it's fully native:

https://www.howtogeek.com/197625/how...in-windows-10/

danielz said:

johngalt said:

Use the site UUPDUMP.ml to make your own .ISO. Then you mount it from within Windows Explorer and manually install.

Thank you! Worked perfectly. Appreciate the help.

You're very welcome!

CountMike said:

Long live Toronto Maple Loughs.... er.... Leafs.

Fabler2 said:

Figures don't add up. Prior to getting rid of Win.old - drive showing 172 GB free. Removing Win.old, showing as 21.6 GB, the drive now shows as having only 181 GB free??

thomaseg1 said:

Your next step might be by running windirstat to see what the drive is using the space for

WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics

kado897 said:

I think Windows.old is like WinSXS almost impossible to size properly. You get a similar discrepancy when clearing Windows Update. It often says several GB will be cleared when it is in reality only a few hundred MB goes.

This, but because of what I post below, too.

Fabler2 said:

I think you're right. When initially ran storage, temporary files was just showing about 12 GB if I remember correctly then running temp files showed Win.old at 21 GB.

Fabler2 said:

Everything looks ok,

Use diskcleanup to remove your old System Restore points (and you're better off making a manual one first, particularly if you are happy with the way things are working, before doing this).

thomaseg1 said:

You can narrow the field by clicking on the plus signs.
I believe (never tried it myself) you can run it in Administrator mode to reveal any hidden files.

That too, will help - but it is not for the faint of heart. A backup, at this point, would be a good thing before tinkering with potential system boot failure because a suspiciously large file that you remove was, in fact, needed....

Mooly said:

I've noticed the boot time (fast start) seems improved on this build and is back around the 17 second mark for me. Previously with the other builds it had crept up a little to around 20 second.

I haven't booted my machine in so long, I've forgotten what is normal.

And for yesterday and today, I turned it on and went downstairs to make coffee - literally. Gotta have my Kona.

But that also means I have 0 clue on how long it is taking to boot....

Haven't used System Restore for years..

techquest said:

If you were a Montreal Canadiens player/fan then it might. I guess talking gibberish can open a can of worms anywhere.

Official Montreal Canadiens Website | NHL.com

Ah, but I'm not Canadian . . . although I now live in Arkansas, I'm pure unadulterated Texan!

Steven Campoli said:

<Snip>

Back to topic lol, so my search tools are not visible with new search and in recent files the sentence is all messed where it says "after you've opened some files, we'll show the most recent ones here..like the attachment I put last page...in the previous build the sentence is normal not weird looking...

Any help, or wait for new build lol ... Thanks guys.

Is this what you're talking about, Steven? Trying to figure out if I have it, or maybe missing mine too . . .

Fabler2 said:

I think you're right. When initially ran storage, temporary files was just showing about 12 GB if I remember correctly then running temp files showed Win.old at 21 GB.

I'm not certain, but windows.old may be compressed. That would match closely to the size difference. Next time, check the windows.old folder to see if it's all blue, indication compressed. Actually, I'm getting ready to update a VM 18922>18932. I'll check it before cleanup.