How to free up space in a drive by deleting files hidden from the previous operating system?

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  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971760/

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  Original title: failure of hard disk space

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  Hello

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  How to remove and delete the folder Windows.old on Vista or Windows 7
  http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/delete-Windows-old-removal.aspx

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  If that does not free enough space then you must move data to others
  Media (such as other hard disks/partitions, CDs, DVDs or USB drives) and/or
  uninstall programs that you do not use.

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  It will show you how disk space is being used.

  WinDirStat - free - use to make sure you know what is too much space.
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  -Free - TreeSize tells you where precious space has gone to
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  JDiskReport
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  Malicious software could play a role:

  If you need search malware here's my recommendations - they will allow you to do a thorough check and removal without ending up with a load of spyware programs running resident who can cause as many questions as the malware and may be more difficult to detect the cause.

  No one program cannot be used to detect and remove any malware. Added that often easy to detect malicious software is often accompanied by a much harder to detect and remove the payload. So its best to be now too thorough than paying the high price later. Check with them to an extreme exaggeration, and then run the cleaning only when you are sure that the system is clean.

  It can be made repeatedly in Mode safe - F8 tap that you start, however, you must also run the in the Windows when you can.

  TDSSKiller.exe. - Download the desktop - so go ahead and right-click on it - RUN AS ADMIN it will show infections in the report after you run - if it will not run change tdsskiller.exe to tdsskiller.com name. If she finds something or not does not mean not, communicate with the other methods below.
  http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?QID=208280684

  Download malwarebytes and scan with it, run MRT and use scanners online and other methods.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

  Malwarebytes - free
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  SuperAntiSpyware Portable Scanner - free
  http://www.SUPERAntiSpyware.com/portablescanner.HTML?tag=SAS_HOMEPAGE

  AdwCleaner
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
  Run the malware removal tool from Microsoft

  Start - type in the search box-> find MRT top - right on - click RUN AS ADMIN.

  You should get this tool and its updates via Windows updates - if necessary, you can download it here.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN
  (Then run MRT as shown above.)

  Microsoft Malicious - 32-bit removal tool
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

  Microsoft Malicious removal tool - 64 bit
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=585D2BDE-367F-495e-94E7-6349F4EFFC74&displaylang=en

  Try the demo version of Hitman Pro:

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  http://www.SurfRight.nl/en/hitmanpro

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  If necessary here are some free online scanners to help the

  Microsoft safety scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Scan online ESET
  http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

  Scan Kaspersky online
  http://www.Kaspersky.com/virusscanner

  Other tests free online
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=antivirus+free+online+scan&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

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  After the removal of malicious programs:
  

  Also follow these steps for the General corruption of cleaning and repair/replace damaged/missing
  system files.

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  How to analyze the entries in the log file generating the program Checker (SFC.exe) resources of Microsoft Windows in Windows Vista cbs.log
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  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

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  If we find Rootkits use this thread and other suggestions. (Run UnHackMe)

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/InternetExplorer/thread/a8f665f0-C793-441A-a5b9-54b7e1e7a5a4/

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  If necessary AFTER you are sure that the machine is clean of any malware. (DO NOT USE IF)
  MALWARE IS STILL PRESENT).

  How to do a repair installation to repair Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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  For extreme cases:

  Norton Power Eraser - eliminates deeply embedded and difficult to remove crimeware
  This traditional antivirus analysis does not always detect. Because the Norton Power Eraser
  uses aggressive methods to detect these threats, there is a risk that it can select some
  legitimate programs for removal. You should use this tool very carefully and only after
  you have exhausted other options.
  http://us.Norton.com/support/DIY/index.jsp

  I hope this helps.

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