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Where'd 18 Gigs go with SP2 Update?
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C@microsoft.com Karyn C
Aug 18, 2009, 7:23:51 PM8/18/09
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Hello
I installed Service pack 2 on my Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit notebook
on 8-15. If I had read some of the posts here like "Windows Update mess"
dated 8-15, and "Vista Service pack is junk" also dated 8-15, I would not
have installed it.
I have no horror story to share, but do have a question. I'm a newbie, but
pay attention to maintenance like backup, disc cleaning, disk defrag.,
delete browsing history and reg. cleanup with Glary utilities. I also visit
HP Advisor regularly. That's where I learned that after installing SP 2,
my C storage went from 65% free to 78% free.
With 139 gigabytes storage, that's 18 gigs gone. I wonder what and where.
Today, I'm at 75% free. That's 4 new gigs, of what, I wonder. I have only
added a few picture files since, like 50 MB.
This is not a performance issue. My computer seems a little slower since
the update though. Maybe it's "getting used to" the change and will get
faster again. I will add that I did the update through Windows Update, with
Norton 360 running. Saw here it's a good idea to disable it during the
installation. Didn't know at the time.
Thanks in advance for any answers on this. K.C.
I installed Service pack 2 on my Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit notebook
on 8-15. If I had read some of the posts here like "Windows Update mess"
dated 8-15, and "Vista Service pack is junk" also dated 8-15, I would not
have installed it.
I have no horror story to share, but do have a question. I'm a newbie, but
pay attention to maintenance like backup, disc cleaning, disk defrag.,
delete browsing history and reg. cleanup with Glary utilities. I also visit
HP Advisor regularly. That's where I learned that after installing SP 2,
my C storage went from 65% free to 78% free.
With 139 gigabytes storage, that's 18 gigs gone. I wonder what and where.
Today, I'm at 75% free. That's 4 new gigs, of what, I wonder. I have only
added a few picture files since, like 50 MB.
This is not a performance issue. My computer seems a little slower since
the update though. Maybe it's "getting used to" the change and will get
faster again. I will add that I did the update through Windows Update, with
Norton 360 running. Saw here it's a good idea to disable it during the
installation. Didn't know at the time.
Thanks in advance for any answers on this. K.C.
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Aug 18, 2009, 7:58:27 PM8/18/09
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Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for Windows
Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is valid until November 26, 2009. Availability of
chat or e-mail support differs depending on your geographic location. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=13014&gprid=582034 &
select appropriate category (i.e., Download issue; Installation issue;
Issues after you install a service pack).
You'll find additional support for Vista SP2 issues in
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general newsgroup
and in these forums:
. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/threads/
. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistainstall/threads
. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/itprovistasp/threads/
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