Older version of windows using disk space

hi  i hope this is the right area.  i'm in need of some serious help.  my HP support assistant is telling me "a copy of an older version of windows is using significant hard disk space"  I don't know what to do.  it did the monthly tune-up & then came up with the error exclamation mark.  i've not gone from windows 7 to windows 8.  this is a windows 7, 64 bit; SP 1; 3.00 GB memory; Intel Celeron CPU.  unsure what else you may need.  the scan was done today 6-9-2013 at about 11 a.m.  can any body tell me what happened ?  I don't know how to fix this or what to do.  help me please.  [email protected]  thank you

Hi,
You can check the C: drive (hidden normally) to see any Windows.old folder. This fle contains your Windows 7 information. It's there for you just in case you want to go back to Windows 7. You can remove it after happy with Windows 8.
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows7/how-do-i-remove-the-windows-old-folder
Regards.
BH
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