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My notebook is having memory problems. It's a BenQ, 2 or 3 years old.

It doesn't have enough virtual memory, which (after reading the thread Eutrusca made about this a while ago) I figured is because it only has 256 MB RAM, since it neither has a virus or spyware or anything, nor am I running any big programs.
I followed Upward Thrust's "temporary fix" suggestions by upping the virtual memory to as high as possible yesterday, and started looking on eBay to buy more RAM.

But today I got the warning that my C drive was also at capacity and to delete unused files.

I did that, and it turns out that my C drive has 10 GB capacity of which 9.2 GB are full. That wasn't even enough space to defragment it (as it told me when I tried).

Yet my D drive has 30 GB (well, to be exact, 27.4 GB) - and it's completely empty.

So here's the - probably really stupid - question:

WTF? Why do I have 40 GB when the thing only uses 10 of it? Do I have to tell it to use the D drive, too?


Thanks!
And apologies to all the computer savvy people who are sick and tired of noobs like me. >.< :p

I think that this happened to me before. I'm guessing that you just have to move some files in the C drive over to the D drive to free up some space.

Okay, from the looks of it, your operating system is on your C drive. Move a good portion of your files to your D Drive, defragment, and then -- click the start button, go to Run, type in msconfig, and disable any programs you're not really using, so they don't run in the background. If you can't tell which ones are necessary, make a list and I'm sure one of us can help you out.

I think that this happened to me before. I'm guessing that you just have to move some files in the C drive over to the D drive to free up some space.
Hm, can I save whatever I want simply to the D drive? Because, you know, all the generic folders Windows comes with (don't know the names in English, but probably "My Documents", "My pictures", or whatever) are on the C drive.
Will there be a noticeable difference between this and stuff stored on the D drive? As in, can I "get to it" just as easily as now?

And what about the big programs (browsers and stuff) - can I save those to D?
Because when you install those they always want to install themselves into C:/ Programs/... and I wouldn't know what else to choose instead.

My notebook is having memory problems. It's a BenQ, 2 or 3 years old.

It doesn't have enough virtual memory, which (after reading the thread Eutrusca made about this a while ago) I figured is because it only has 256 MB RAM, since it neither has a virus or spyware or anything, nor am I running any big programs.
I followed Upward Thrust's "temporary fix" suggestions by upping the virtual memory to as high as possible yesterday, and started looking on eBay to buy more RAM.

But today I got the warning that my C drive was also at capacity and to delete unused files.

I did that, and it turns out that my C drive has 10 GB capacity of which 9.2 GB are full. That wasn't even enough space to defragment it (as it told me when I tried).

Yet my D drive has 30 GB (well, to be exact, 27.4 GB) - and it's completely empty.

So here's the - probably really stupid - question:

WTF? Why do I have 40 GB when the thing only uses 10 of it? Do I have to tell it to use the D drive, too?


Thanks!
And apologies to all the computer savvy people who are sick and tired of noobs like me. >.< :p
That is quite odd. Windows is not designed in a way to reasonbly use multiple drives. They are probably the worst on the market for it. You could try uninstalling all your programs and reinstalling them on D: then move all your music/pictures/porn to D: afterwards. It will a pain in the ass to make using D: a habit, especially since Windows is only designed to use one disk.

You could reinstall (after backing up), and see if you have two physical drives, or if someone did a silly partitioning job. If it is the latter, your just have to reformat and you'll have no problems. If it is the former, you could use the 30GB as C: and the 10 as D:. This would be a pretty lousey solution, but it will stop Windows frombitching as much.

WTF? Why do I have 40 GB when the thing only uses 10 of it? Do I have to tell it to use the D drive, too?[/B]


Yes.

Yes.

Change all program installs to C:/FUBAR/ to D:/FUBAR. It all works.

Hm, can I save whatever I want simply to the D drive? Because, you know, all the generic folders Windows comes with (don't know the names in English, but probably "My Documents", "My pictures", or whatever) are on the C drive.
Will there be a noticeable difference between this and stuff stored on the D drive? As in, can I "get to it" just as easily as now?

And what about the big programs (browsers and stuff) - can I save those to D?
Because when you install those they always want to install themselves into C:/ Programs/... and I wouldn't know what else to choose instead.

You can get to it easily regardless of where it's stored. You just have to know where it is.

And yes, you can install programs on your second drive. Browsers aren't that big,though. o.O You want big? Look at Adobe Photoshop CS. Feckin HUGE.

Look into partition magic. (http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80) (It costs money, but I believe there is a demo if you either don't want to pay or pirate.)

What you can do with it is remove the D: partition and then expand your C: partition to use your entire disk, or simply merge the two partitions (since it's a laptop, I doubt it has two harddrives, and it is most likely that the drive you have is partitioned into two parts called C: and D: in Windows).

Be sure to backup your data before you do this just in case, though.

Hm, can I save whatever I want simply to the D drive? Because, you know, all the generic folders Windows comes with (don't know the names in English, but probably "My Documents", "My pictures", or whatever) are on the C drive.
Will there be a noticeable difference between this and stuff stored on the D drive? As in, can I "get to it" just as easily as now?

And what about the big programs (browsers and stuff) - can I save those to D?
Because when you install those they always want to install themselves into C:/ Programs/... and I wouldn't know what else to choose instead.

I'm pretty sure you can get to stuff on the D drive just as easily. On my dad's computer his C drive is almost completely filled up so when I install applications and games I just send them to the D drive and they work fine. When it asks where I want to install the programs I just click the browse button and choose the D drive.

Or you could always just repartition the drive so you have 1 40gb partition. 'Course you'll need software for that...

Or you could always just repartition the drive so you have 1 40gb partition. 'Course you'll need software for that...

Fass already nailed that.

Okay, from the looks of it, your operating system is on your C drive. Move a good portion of your files to your D Drive, defragment, and then -- click the start button, go to Run, type in msconfig, and disable any programs you're not really using, so they don't run in the background. If you can't tell which ones are necessary, make a list and I'm sure one of us can help you out.
Okay, that sounds good. Although I don't think I really have many programs that I don't use. It's a very barebones operation here. :p

That is quite odd. Windows is not designed in a way to reasonbly use multiple drives. They are probably the worst on the market for it. You could try uninstalling all your programs and reinstalling them on D: then move all your music/pictures/porn to D: afterwards. It will a pain in the ass to make using D: a habit, especially since Windows is only designed to use one disk. Yeah, that's what I meant in my post above, esp. because I don't really have a clue where to put programs and stuff and usually just blindly click "yes" and "accept"... >.<

You could reinstall (after backing up), and see if you have two physical drives, or if someone did a silly partitioning job. If it is the latter, your just have to reformat and you'll have no problems.
Aha! That sounds promising, actually. How can I tell if it's one or two drives? Like, where can I look that up? Can I look it up right now?

If it is the former, you could use the 30GB as C: and the 10 as D:. This would be a pretty lousey solution, but it will stop Windows frombitching as much.
What do you mean by "use the big one as C and the 10 as D"? Is there a way to myke D the "default drive" for Windows? Or do you mean I just have to save everything to there manually?

Yes. Yeah, I'm starting to see that.

You can get to it easily regardless of where it's stored. You just have to know where it is.

And yes, you can install programs on your second drive. Browsers aren't that big,though. o.O You want big? Look at Adobe Photoshop CS. Feckin HUGE.
Okay, thanks. And yeah, I was surprised how small browsers actually are. Even the Adobe Reader is bigger. I think the biggest thing I actually have on there is eBay's friggin Turbo Lister.:p

I'm pretty sure you can get to stuff on the D drive just as easily. On my dad's computer his C drive is almost completely filled up so when I install applications and games I just send them to the D drive and they work fine. When it asks where I want to install the programs I just click the browse button and choose the D drive.
Ah, thanks, that's exactly what I meant. :)

Look into partition magic. (http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80) (It costs money, but I believe there is a demo if you either don't want to pay or pirate.)

What you can do with it is remove the D: partition and then expand your C: partition to use your entire disk, or simply merge the two partitions (since it's a laptop, I doubt it has two harddrives, and it is most likely that the drive you have is partitioned into two parts called C: and D: in Windows).

Be sure to backup your data before you do this just in case, though.
Or you could always just repartition the drive so you have 1 40gb partition. 'Course you'll need software for that...

Okay, since I kinda doubt it has two harddrives, too, I think this is definitely the easiest way to go in the long run (if I can get that software for free).
I'll still die doing it because I'll screw something up as sure as today is Monday, but thanks!

Aha! That sounds promising, actually. How can I tell if it's one or two drives? Like, where can I look that up? Can I look it up right now?

Right-click "My computer" and choose properties, then go into "Hardware" and then click on "Hardware manager." Look under "disks" or "disk units" or whatever it's called in your language.

Or, go into Start -> All programmes -> Accessories -> System tools -> System information and in that programme look under "Components - Storage - Disks."

Right-click "My computer" and choose properties, then go into "Hardware" and then click on "Hardware manager." Look under "disks" or "disk units" or whatever it's called in your language.

Or, go into Start -> All programmes -> Accessories -> System tools -> System information and in that programme look under "Components - Storage - Disks."

Since it's a notebook, it'll probably be one drive.

Since it's a notebook, it'll probably be one drive.

I already stated that earlier, but better she be sure than not, no?

Still, I found an even easier graphical way to see what disks and partitions one has: Control panel -> Administration -> Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk management.

Right-click "My computer" and choose properties, then go into "Hardware" and then click on "Hardware manager." Look under "disks" or "disk units" or whatever it's called in your language.

Or, go into Start -> All programmes -> Accessories -> System tools -> System information and in that programme look under "Components - Storage - Disks."
Thanks - I checked and it's only one single harddrive with 40 (well, 38) GB! :)

Yeah, that's what I meant in my post above, esp. because I don't really have a clue where to put programs and stuff and usually just blindly click "yes" and "accept"... >.<
The installer will have a screen where it says "C:\Program Files\Bloatcram\" Just change the C: to D: and its all good.

Aha! That sounds promising, actually. How can I tell if it's one or two drives? Like, where can I look that up? Can I look it up right now?
Fass knows. If it is one drive, use his partition magic thing. Heard good things aboot it.

What do you mean by "use the big one as C and the 10 as D"? Is there a way to myke D the "default drive" for Windows? Or do you mean I just have to save everything to there manually?
When you install there is. It will say the size of the drvie, just press enter on it to choose it.

Thanks - I checked and it's only one single harddrive with 40 (well, 38) GB! :)

Partion Magic then. I think it is free.

Partion Magic then. I think it is free.

Nope, it's not, and it seems the demo isn't very functional. So, she can either buy it or pirate it (which we may not tell her how to do here), or backup her drives and reformat everything from the Windows install CD.

Nope, it's not, and it seems the demo isn't very functional. So, she can either buy it or pirate it (which we may not tell her how to do here), or backup her drives and reformat everything from the Windows install CD.

Partition magic likes to have sex with ofter partioning software.

Get a bigger hard drive! You can never have too much space on your HD.

Get a bigger hard drive! You can never have too much space on your HD.

Yes, you can. For example, you could have 10EiB. Not even XFS can format that much space.

Nope, it's not, and it seems the demo isn't very functional. So, she can either buy it or pirate it (which we may not tell her how to do here),
Damn, I used to know someone who had it, but I can't remember who it was. Gnarf. >.<


So is this:
or backup her drives and reformat everything from the Windows install CD.
the same as this:
When you install there is. It will say the size of the drvie, just press enter on it to choose it.
?

I.e. when I reinstall everything from my Windows CD there will be a point at which it will ask me questions about in which way I want my harddrive partitioned?

Partition magic likes to have sex with ofter partioning software.

Kinky, but one can always go the alternative sexuality route and choose a Linux LiveCD with a full-fledged partitioner that can handle resizing FAT and NTFS drives, such as the GParted LiveCD. (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php)

Get a bigger hard drive! You can never have too much space on your HD.
Well, considering I've had the thing for two or three years and apparently only used up 1/4th of my harddrive I don't think the problem is in too little HD space. ;)

http://partitionlogic.org.uk/

Damn, I used to know someone who had it, but I can't remember who it was. Gnarf. >.<


So is this:

the same as this:

?

I.e. when I reinstall everything from my Windows CD there will be a point at which it will ask me questions about in which way I want my harddrive partitioned?

Yup. It wil show you a bunch of partitons, and just delete them all so there is only free space. Then press enter and choose NTFS, the non-quick one.

I.e. when I reinstall everything from my Windows CD there will be a point at which it will ask me questions about in which way I want my harddrive partitioned?

Yup, it will do so at the beginning of the installation, when you're still stuck in the "ugly blue mode." You will not have a choice to resize partitions, but you will have a choice to either choose the bigger partition to be your C: partition, or to remove the partitions and create a new one that spans the entire drive.

Both choices will destroy all data that you already have on the computer. If you're willing to back the data up and then not care what happens to the data on the harddrive, I suggest you try the GParted LiveCD I mentioned in another post. If it screws up, you can just run the Windows Install CD and do as I just mentioned, but if it succeeds, then you'll be set.

Yes, you can. For example, you could have 10EiB. Not even XFS can format that much space.

By the time it's possible to have that much space, it should be possible to format it.

By the time it's possible to have that much space, it should be possible to format it.

I except in Windows Land.

http://partitionlogic.org.uk/
Thanks!
However - I just read through a bit of that site, and their manual isn't completely finished yet, and it seems to be made for the more experienced user, plus I bet you ten Euros that the first thing that won't work if I try it is the burning of that image file (or something like that) onto CD, because it already says it works differently in every burning program, and if I know one thing about computers it's that whatever you're trying to do, something always goes wrong.


Yup. It wil show you a bunch of partitons, and just delete them all so there is only free space. Then press enter and choose NTFS, the non-quick one.
Yup, it will do so at the beginning of the installation, when you're still stuck in the "ugly blue mode." You will not have a choice to resize partitions, but you will have a choice to either choose the bigger partition to be your C: partition, or to remove the partitions and create a new one that spans the entire drive.

Both choices will destroy all data that you already have on the computer. If you're willing to back the data up and then not care what happens to the data on the harddrive, I suggest you try the GParted LiveCD I mentioned in another post. If it screws up, you can just run the Windows Install CD and do as I just mentioned, but if it succeeds, then you'll be set.
In the same vein as what I just replied to The Mindset, I think I'm scared to do that by myself - because I remember too well the times when I had a computer savvy friend over for "just some quick things that need to be installed" - and it always, always turned into hours and hours of fixing one tiny problem nobody anticipated after the other.

And if I'm the one doing the fixing, there's not going to be much fixing that gets done, because I don't know what I'm doing.

So, now that I sobered up after my inital un-partition eagerness, I guess I'll stick with the more cumbersome method of saving things on D instead of C. :/

Question re. that: Can I simply "move" my programs (like browsers etc.) over to D, or do I have to un- and then reinstall them?

Question re. that: Can I simply "move" my programs (like browsers etc.) over to D, or do I have to un- and then reinstall them?

You haveto reinstall them. Windows has this thing called a registry, it "works" much like the beaurocracy of your government. It requires exact knowledge of where your programs are, or else nothing usefull gets done.

Question re. that: Can I simply "move" my programs (like browsers etc.) over to D, or do I have to un- and then reinstall them?

You will have to un- and re-install them.

Ah, okay.

No more questions now (well, actually probably a ton, but I will figure those out myself :p) so thanks a lot for the help, everybody! :)

Here are some delicious, if virtual, cookies. Those for Fass are of course vegan. *nod*

http://www.chocolatechipcookies.us/images/chocolate-chip-cookies-480.jpg

Ah, okay.

No more questions now (well, actually probably a ton, but I will figure those out myself :p) so thanks a lot for the help, everybody! :)

Here are some delicious, if virtual, cookies. Those for Fass are of course vegan. *nod*

http://www.chocolatechipcookies.us/images/chocolate-chip-cookies-480.jpg

So the rest of us get cookies made with rat carcasses?

You haveto reinstall them. Windows has this thing called a registry, it "works" much like the beaurocracy of your government. It requires exact knowledge of where your programs are, or else nothing usefull gets done.

Hmm, well Im not sure if it works for all programs but I remove alot of the programs I install on my dad's computer from the registry and they work just fine. I usually just take out all the files for the program and move them to another folder. Than I use the add/remove programs to uninstall so its removed from the registry but all the files still exist.

That is quite odd. Windows is not designed in a way to reasonbly use multiple drives. They are probably the worst on the market for it. You could try uninstalling all your programs and reinstalling them on D: then move all your music/pictures/porn to D: afterwards. It will a pain in the ass to make using D: a habit, especially since Windows is only designed to use one disk.

You could reinstall (after backing up), and see if you have two physical drives, or if someone did a silly partitioning job. If it is the latter, your just have to reformat and you'll have no problems. If it is the former, you could use the 30GB as C: and the 10 as D:. This would be a pretty lousey solution, but it will stop Windows frombitching as much.

Yeah microsofts registry style rather the linuxes flat file layout makes things more interesting when moving applications


To the OP the idea is to move media and non installed applications to your D drive in order to free up your operating system partition. These sorts of files should be your priority as they are easiest to move

To access them all you have to do is navigate to the D drive and open them like normal

Now if most of that space is taken up by applications then the best solution is to un-install and then re-install onto your D drive (specifying it at install) That should give you the cleanest registry while cleaning up your bootable partition.

So the rest of us get cookies made with rat carcasses? Yes. Because everyone knows non-vegan cookies are made with rat carcasses. Makes them chewy. :rolleyes: :p

To the OP the idea is to move media and non installed applications to your D drive in order to free up your operating system partition. These sorts of files should be your priority as they are easiest to move

To access them all you have to do is navigate to the D drive and open them like normal

Now if most of that space is taken up by applications then the best solution is to un-install and then re-install onto your D drive (specifying it at install) That should give you the cleanest registry while cleaning up your bootable partition.
No, I should have mentioned this before, I guess, most of the space is taken not by programs/applications but by files and stuff. Proverbial porn, if you will, even if it isn't actually porn (for the most part <.<). :p

So yeah, maybe I should just move most of my files over to D and not even bother about un- and reinstalling programs.

Yes. Because everyone knows non-vegan cookies are made with rat carcasses. Makes them chewy. :rolleyes: :p
O boy! *stuffs face*

Yes. Because everyone knows non-vegan cookies are made with rat carcasses. Makes them chewy. :rolleyes: :p


No, I should have mentioned this before, I guess, most of the space is taken not by programs/applications but by files and stuff. Proverbial porn, if you will, even if it isn't actually porn (for the most part <.<). :p

So yeah, maybe I should just move most of my files over to D and not even bother about un- and reinstalling programs.

Then it is an easy solution for you ... create a file in the D drive and drop whatever "Media" ya want into there making sure to delete it from the original spot not just copy it

As for the virtual memory it is about the same as in euts thread you can bump up the VM but that is not a true replacement for new ram

Fass already nailed that.

So he did... Carry on..

I've got a computer question as well, and it's probably not worth starting a new thread.

Medieval 2 is coming out. Then there's Gothic 3 and Anno 1701. And a whole host of other games.

My poor little computer isn't gonna make it, I'm afraid.

So here is the deal: The machine is a few years old now. It's got a decent processor (a Pentium IV with 3GHz), but it's an old AGP motherboard. The video card is a 128MB Radeon 9600XT.

I got 1 Gig of RAM at the moment, but 70 bucks or so will get me another 512.

My question really is this: Is there much point in keeping the old motherboard, and getting a better AGP video card? Or should I face reality and get a whole new PC, with new motherboard (PCI Express or something), Dual Core CPU and a proper video card?

And how much will the alternatives cost me? I'm not made of money, I just want to play some modern games properly.

I've got a computer question as well, and it's probably not worth starting a new thread.

Medieval 2 is coming out. Then there's Gothic 3 and Anno 1701. And a whole host of other games.

My poor little computer isn't gonna make it, I'm afraid.

So here is the deal: The machine is a few years old now. It's got a decent processor (a Pentium IV with 3GHz), but it's an old AGP motherboard. The video card is a 128MB Radeon 9600XT.

I got 1 Gig of RAM at the moment, but 70 bucks or so will get me another 512.

My question really is this: Is there much point in keeping the old motherboard, and getting a better AGP video card? Or should I face reality and get a whole new PC, with new motherboard (PCI Express or something), Dual Core CPU and a proper video card?

And how much will the alternatives cost me? I'm not made of money, I just want to play some modern games properly.

At this point face reality ... you wont be able to push the video card TOO much further on an AGP (Some yes) But you are just going to continue to hit wall after wall

You probably could force it with a few hundred bucks to keep going through thoes releases yes (Go to someting like an x700 or a 1600 if ATI or as high as a 7600 if nvidia)

But when you do have to upgrade after this that vid card and ram will probably not be what you are looking on adding to the new machine ...

I would upgrade

I've got a computer question as well, and it's probably not worth starting a new thread.

Medieval 2 is coming out. Then there's Gothic 3 and Anno 1701. And a whole host of other games.

My poor little computer isn't gonna make it, I'm afraid.

So here is the deal: The machine is a few years old now. It's got a decent processor (a Pentium IV with 3GHz), but it's an old AGP motherboard. The video card is a 128MB Radeon 9600XT.

I got 1 Gig of RAM at the moment, but 70 bucks or so will get me another 512.

My question really is this: Is there much point in keeping the old motherboard, and getting a better AGP video card? Or should I face reality and get a whole new PC, with new motherboard (PCI Express or something), Dual Core CPU and a proper video card?

And how much will the alternatives cost me? I'm not made of money, I just want to play some modern games properly.
Save yourself the hassle and just buy this. (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2059873,00.asp)

It doesn't have enough virtual memory, which (after reading the thread Eutrusca made about this a while ago) I figured is because it only has 256 MB RAM, since it neither has a virus or spyware or anything, nor am I running any big programs.

...

Yet my D drive has 30 GB (well, to be exact, 27.4 GB) - and it's completely empty.

So here's the - probably really stupid - question:

WTF? Why do I have 40 GB when the thing only uses 10 of it? Do I have to tell it to use the D drive, too?


Thanks!
And apologies to all the computer savvy people who are sick and tired of noobs like me. >.< :p

Assuming you're cursed with XP -

My Computer (right click) > Properties
Click 'Advanced'
Click 'Settings' next to where it lists 'virtual memory'
Click 'Advanced'
Click 'Change'
Click on your D: drive in the list that comes up
Click 'Set'
Click 'OK'

Et viola (sic) your virtual memory is now running on your D: partition, thus freeing up space on C:

I've got a computer question as well, and it's probably not worth starting a new thread.

Medieval 2 is coming out. Then there's Gothic 3 and Anno 1701. And a whole host of other games.

My poor little computer isn't gonna make it, I'm afraid.

So here is the deal: The machine is a few years old now. It's got a decent processor (a Pentium IV with 3GHz), but it's an old AGP motherboard. The video card is a 128MB Radeon 9600XT.

I got 1 Gig of RAM at the moment, but 70 bucks or so will get me another 512.

My question really is this: Is there much point in keeping the old motherboard, and getting a better AGP video card? Or should I face reality and get a whole new PC, with new motherboard (PCI Express or something), Dual Core CPU and a proper video card?

And how much will the alternatives cost me? I'm not made of money, I just want to play some modern games properly.

If this info is right, there will be AGP Radeon x1600 512MB at Best Buy for $100 on Black Friday, if you live in the US of course. Otherwise, you won't be running crap on that without a new vid card and ram. I'm running a 9600PRO and 1.5GB, the vid card is just too dated. Anything 9800 or newer with 512 to 1GB more RAM will get you through a couple more years.

Yeah, I see this one (http://www.macotechnology.com.au/products.asp?cat=Video%20Card&pid=2351&pdone=1&showpd=0&showpd2=0&showpd3=AGP%20ATI) for example. It looks all right, though I don't really know what I'm talking about. But it's much more in my price range than a new computer.

Get that and an extra stick of RAM, and I get decent results, without spending more than a grand on a new PC (which seems a bit silly, considering my upcoming trip to Germany and car-related plans for next year).

Yeah, I see this one (http://www.macotechnology.com.au/products.asp?cat=Video%20Card&pid=2351&pdone=1&showpd=0&showpd2=0&showpd3=AGP%20ATI) for example. It looks all right, though I don't really know what I'm talking about. But it's much more in my price range than a new computer.

Get that and an extra stick of RAM, and I get decent results, without spending more than a grand on a new PC (which seems a bit silly, considering my upcoming trip to Germany and car-related plans for next year).

Its a solid card ... but not top of the line. And is about as far as this computer of yours is going to go.

If you want to it is not a bad upgrade

Just wont be usable in your new computer when you do get it

Assuming you're cursed with XP -

My Computer (right click) > Properties
Click 'Advanced'
Click 'Settings' next to where it lists 'virtual memory'
Click 'Advanced'
Click 'Change'
Click on your D: drive in the list that comes up
Click 'Set'
Click 'OK'

Et viola (sic) your virtual memory is now running on your D: partition, thus freeing up space on C:
Will do, thanks! =)

(didn't actually want to bump this, just wanted to say thanks. I'm polite like that. *nod*)