Windows partition inexplicably full - please help!
I just created a 16GB partition on a MacBookPro for Boot Camp to play Star Trek Online. The system requirements for the game was 10GB, but after the install of Windows XP (plus all the updates to date) and then the game, I am getting a low HD space error! No way XP takes up 6GB...? I was under the impression XP only took up about 2GB. I have installed nothing other than XP and the game (and the latest Boot Camp 3.1 drivers).
There is currently 102MB free on the drive.
I would have created a larger partition, but I was unable to do so because I kept getting an "unable to move files" error. I read somewhere that it could be because of disk fragmentation (there is actually 47GB free on the entire MacBookHD), so I ran a defrag app. But I still got the error until I dropped the partition to down to 16GB. Maybe this has something to do with the unaccounted for space on the Boot Camp partition? Just a guess.
Anyway, what do I do at this point? The process of installing XP and the game took several hours and Im not looking forward to doing it again! Is there any way I can salvage the situation?
It's my brother's MacBook Pro and its the only computer he has.
I thought XP took 2GB (I actually read this online somewhere--I didnt pull the # out of a hat) so I did double what I thought and allowed for 4GB, leaving me 2GB for temp files and STOL patches. Unfortunately the info I found was incorrect.
Well anyway, what you say is not necessarily true because I have XP Home with all the updates (including SP3) and it only took up just about 6GB. Add the 10GB of STOL and the remaining for XP maxes out my 16GB partition.
Hopefully it takes up less and I can clean up around 1GB worth of temp files from all the XP upgrades and STOL installation. I just dont know where or how to clean those out--if there even are any.
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I can stop it from happening by safely removing hardware, and removing the drive that the 8250 creates on your computer when you plug it in. In my case, this is drive E. I'm guessing if there was something in the the various card readers, and USB slot in the printer, that's what those would be, but I don't those use those functions of the printer.
I understand there is more at work than simply the printer, because I did not used to get this error, so some software changed as well, that is scanning all ports, and finding a drive that has no disk, and producing the error.
A simple google search finds a lot people all over the world having this problem, and are solving it in different ways, because the suspected source is different: Norton, HP, etc.
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Memtest passed with one pass on the one chip of 4GB
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B39S6eNyRvOHRnZHRG1Jd1lwT2M/view?usp=sharing
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BugCheck Code 124 Co-Authored by ZigZag3143& JMH3143
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_other-system/bugcheck-code-124/98c998d2-447a-40ce-ae1f-8211e355f14d
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Executable search path is:
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Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 9600.16422.amd64fre.winblue_gdr.131006-1505
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`c0e7b000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`c113f990
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System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:04.947
Loading Kernel Symbols
Loading User Symbols
Mini Kernel Dump does not contain unloaded driver list
* Bugcheck Analysis *
Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
BugCheck 124, {0, ffffe000016f88f8, 0, 0}
Probably caused by : hardware
Followup: MachineOwner
1: kd> !analyze -v
* Bugcheck Analysis *
WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124)
A fatal hardware error has occurred. Parameter 1 identifies the type of error
source that reported the error. Parameter 2 holds the address of the
WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure that describes the error conditon.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: ffffe000016f88f8, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 0000000000000000, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
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CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: System
CURRENT_IRQL: 0
STACK_TEXT:
ffffd000`2087f6c0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!WheapCreateLiveTriageDump+0x81
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: hardware
IMAGE_NAME: hardware
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0
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BUCKET_ID: X64_0x124_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR_BUS_PRV
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===============================================================================
Common Platform Error Record @ ffffe000016f88f8
Record Id : 01d0563268a81312
Severity : Fatal (1)
Length : 928
Creator : Microsoft
Notify Type : Machine Check Exception
Timestamp : 3/4/2015 4:19:34
Flags : 0x00000002 PreviousError
===============================================================================
Section 0 : Processor Generic
Descriptor @ ffffe000016f8978
Section @ ffffe000016f8a50
Offset : 344
Length : 192
Flags : 0x00000001 Primary
Severity : Fatal
Proc. Type : x86/x64
Instr. Set : x64
Error Type : BUS error
Operation : Generic
Flags : 0x00
Level : 3
CPU Version : 0x0000000000100f42
Processor ID : 0x0000000000000000
===============================================================================
Section 1 : x86/x64 Processor Specific
Descriptor @ ffffe000016f89c0
Section @ ffffe000016f8b10
Offset : 536
Length : 128
Flags : 0x00000000
Severity : Fatal
Local APIC Id : 0x0000000000000000
CPU Id : 42 0f 10 00 00 08 02 00 - 09 20 80 00 ff fb 8b 17
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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Section @ ffffe000016f8b90
Offset : 664
Length : 264
Flags : 0x00000000
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:
> Huge thanks Martin. That was sure easy. By the way, do you know how to get a
> link to open a PDF?
Collect the PDFs you want to link to in your site. Then link to them in
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Cookies problems on T61 Window's XP Pro,please help....liamo
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allright , lets talking about small workspace... instead of small cookies
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Well lately I've been experiencing some connection issues with my iPhone 5s. I was on my iPhone just watching Youtube when my iPhone 5s disconnected, I tried to connect again by going to settings> Wi-FI> and then select my network as usual, but the weird thing is that my Wi-Fi network has changed it's name to Wireless, it used to be Wireless710. Also the password has been changed.
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Carrier is Sprint.
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate.
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Dell Inc. Inspiron 1501
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Current user is an administrator.
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Video Display Information:
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
** iPod Connectivity Tests **
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iTunesHelper 7.5.0.20 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device 1.14.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
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Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
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it looks like many people are having this problem with the same model.
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Click here and follow the instructions. You may need to completely remove and reinstall iTunes and all related components, or run the process multiple times; this won't normally affect its library, but that should be backed up anyway.
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When you go to the iTunes download page:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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After the installer file - iTunessetup.exe - is save on your computer, you double click on it to run it.
It's very odd that the installer fails at different stages. usually when the installation fails, it is at a specific stage and usually generates an error message.
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