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Deimos · 10-18-2007, 11:10 AM

with all the movies, games, music and pictures on my laptop ive barely got any room left on my harddrive. Ive already gone round and gotten rid of a ton of crap i dont watch/listen/need anymore but my 40gb are still getting pushed to the limit.

now theres a ton of crap on windows that im never going to use like windows movie maker, all those little games and other such crap, how do i remove all of that without screwing up my laptop?

Phil3070 · 10-18-2007, 12:47 PM

The best way is to buy a new internal hard drive or an external hard drive. Stick the stuff you don't really need that often on the external.

In a laptop if you replace the internal you can turn the old one into an external. Thats the best way to go.

If you don't want to buy stuff run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. Then go to search and click pictures and click search. Then videos. Delete everything you no longer want.

Ramstien · 10-18-2007, 02:03 PM

Remove all games, videos and music you don't listen to. I easily stretched my 40 gig hard drive.

Bomil75 · 10-18-2007, 02:36 PM

Try Drive cleaner
It cleans ur harddrive , paint , calculator and all those stuff will be gone

FabianN · 10-18-2007, 03:32 PM

Just do what I do.
Get more hard drives.
I just had to order another 500GB

Murxidon · 10-18-2007, 03:48 PM

Considering that the question was asking how to remove different Windows components, I shall tell you!

Go into Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel, and click the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button to the left. Once loaded, checked items are components that are currently installed.

To uninstall, uncheck the box.

Some components, such as Internet Explorer, cannot be removed. So only shortcuts on the desktop and Start Menu will be removed. Others, such as MSN Explorer, are removed completely.

Czzarre · 10-18-2007, 03:50 PM

Internal drives are becoming very cheap these days. 80+ gig drives can easily be afforded. Externals are still much more pricey.

Czzarre

Athias · 10-18-2007, 04:03 PM

Get a Seagate external harddrive.

Danuve · 10-18-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murxidon

Considering that the question was asking how to remove different Windows components, I shall tell you!

Didn't you know? When someone asks how to delete certain useless programs it actually means "I want an external harddrive" go figure.

Deimos · 10-18-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murxidon

Considering that the question was asking how to remove different Windows components, I shall tell you!

Go into Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel, and click the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button to the left. Once loaded, checked items are components that are currently installed.

To uninstall, uncheck the box.

Some components, such as Internet Explorer, cannot be removed. So only shortcuts on the desktop and Start Menu will be removed. Others, such as MSN Explorer, are removed completely.

thanks murx, i wanted to do it without spending money.

10-18-2007, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phil3070 Bladin's Sword Sharpener Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio. Posts: 1,190 Reputation: 32	The best way is to buy a new internal hard drive or an external hard drive. Stick the stuff you don't really need that often on the external. In a laptop if you replace the internal you can turn the old one into an external. Thats the best way to go. If you don't want to buy stuff run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. Then go to search and click pictures and click search. Then videos. Delete everything you no longer want. __________________

10-18-2007, 02:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ramstien Fabio_R's Fruitcup Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,686 Reputation: 21	Remove all games, videos and music you don't listen to. I easily stretched my 40 gig hard drive. __________________

10-18-2007, 03:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Murxidon Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,064 Reputation: 253	Considering that the question was asking how to remove different Windows components, I shall tell you! Go into Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel, and click the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button to the left. Once loaded, checked items are components that are currently installed. To uninstall, uncheck the box. Some components, such as Internet Explorer, cannot be removed. So only shortcuts on the desktop and Start Menu will be removed. Others, such as MSN Explorer, are removed completely. __________________

10-18-2007, 03:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Czzarre Raider of Empty Tombs Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 355 Reputation: 11	Internal drives are becoming very cheap these days. 80+ gig drives can easily be afforded. Externals are still much more pricey. Czzarre __________________ The Aion Review The Champions Online Review, The Warhammer Online Review, The Age of Conan Review, The Darkfall Online Review Looking for a new game? The MMO FINDER The MMORPG Character Monuments before they are lost and forgotten. Awned:World of Warcraft (Lothar)

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10-18-2007, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bomil75 SuperKenshin's Servent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: no Posts: 1,046 Reputation: 17	Try Drive cleaner It cleans ur harddrive , paint , calculator and all those stuff will be gone

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Athias Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The 586, Michigan Posts: 524 Reputation: 27	Get a Seagate external harddrive.