Notification of space low disk on Windows 7

I use Windows 7 Professional. My "C:" drive is 683 GB. My RECOVERY unit 'is 14.3 GB 14 GB is used prompting a warning message on "low disk space".

I just finished installing WXPM in order to run some older software through Windows Virtual PC. The default installation location, which came during the installation of Windows XP Mode is D:.

Should I have installed Windows XP Mode to my C:? If so, how can I move it?

or

Can I extend my D: RECOVERY to run my software in XP Mode? How can I do this? Or is the recovery just in case of emergency?

Thanks to anyone who responds... I got this great support from so many good people through these articles and forums! It is therefore encouraging :-)

Hello

You should never change the size of your recovery Partition, or add files

Your recovery Partition was photographed on your hard drive during the production of your computer by the manufacturer for all of these reasons.

1. If you want to reinstall Windows from in the case of a failure of the system, based on individuals or the keys at startup.

F10 or Alt + F10 or F11 are a couple of different manufacturers use sequences.

You will need to ask your manufacturer for proper sequence.

2. to make the recovery disks on if your drive hard breaks down, so that you can then reinstall the operating system on a new hard drive.

Also ask them how to make records.

Your D: Recovery Drive is should not be used for backups, defragmented, etc..

There are backups on an external hard drive.

To resolve the problems that have arisen with the recovery D: Partition, you will need to contact the manufacturer of your computer to remove all that has been added to it.

See you soon.

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