Scandisk & PC space

[maitre d']

Son has an old PC, have deleted loads of files to make some space for a largish CDRom game.  Unable to run scandisk [even with all other progs - antivirus etc closed down] any ideas? also what exe.files can we safely removed to make more space?

[QmunkE]

Okay, firstly, most .exe files are not that big, so if you're resorting to deleting them to make room, there's something wrong. What operating system are you running on? If it's a version of windows beyond 95 you should be using the "Add/Remove Programs" function in the Control Panel.

Try using "Find Files/Folders" and search for all files larger than, say, 10MB. Find out what they are - if they are not needed, delete them.

How big is the Hard drive and what game are you trying to install?

[spudqueen]

Take it to somewhere like PC World and get more memory put on it.

[caramba22242]

if you go to START, SEARCH/FIND and type in *TMP. This will search for and show all temporary files. These can all be deleted. Once you have done this carry out the same procedure typing in *OLD. These can safely be removed. Repeat the procedure typing in *BAK and remove these as well