[mphenterprises]

- In Windows Explorer, click on "Tools" -> "Folder Options"- Click on the "View" tab and scroll down to "Hidden Files and Folders"- Put a mark in the radial button next to "Show Hidden Files and Folders"- Right under that line, you will see "Hide extensions for known file types." Uncheck the box next to that line.- Click OK to close the window- Close Windows Explorer, reopen Windows Explorer, and then navigate to the "Windows" folder.This will show you all of the hidden files. Once you can see what these files are, please post and let us know what you see.

[Conrad5620]

ok it shows me about 115 folders that all say $uninstallk or $mtservicepackuninstall or $msi3unistall

[mphenterprises]

No, these are your Service Pack Updates files, do not touch those in any way....give me a moment.

[mphenterprises]

Okay, I am grasping at straws here...as spike mentioned previously, you may want to start looking at getting a much larger drive.If you can do me another favor and take some screen shots for me. Here is what I would like to see:- In Windows Explorer, the My Computer section- Right Click on your hard drive icon and click Properties. The window that comes up that shows the pie chart- Right Click on the My Computer icon in the left side of Windows Explorer and click Properties. The window that comes up showing your system specifications- Click on the hard drive icon and then Right Click on "Document and Settings." The window that comes up that shows how much space this folder takes upTo save each screenshots, open Microsoft Paint and click Paste inside the application main window. This will drop the screen shot into Paint. Then save it to your Desktop. Do this for each of the images.To upload these screenshots, go to Photobucket. Walk through the registration and then upload the screenshots. You can then post the links in here and we can see the screenshots.I know this is a lot but other than this, it would be a lot easier if we were there with you. Just be prepared, unless I see something that is completely out of wack, it may be time for you to look about another hard drive.

[Conrad5620]

hey i did that screen shot thing and here r all 3 of themhttp://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/conrad5620/

[spike]

That shows you have 12GB of free space,................so,....what's the problem?

[mphenterprises]

Hi Spike. I'm thinking the same thing.....Conrad, is this a work computer or a home computer? If this is a home computer, I would highly advise bumping up that memory from the 348MBs that is in there now. That is secondary at this point. I am now baffled as to what your concern is...

[Conrad5620]

well yesterday i had about 2.33gb of free space but i found a folder in the windows folder that said it was 9.11gb but inside it was really 23.7mb it was called temp.so i deleted it and it cleared up some space but it still is goin down very slowly every time i uninstall stuff.

[spike]

[quote name='Conrad5620']well yesterday i had about 2.33gb of free space but i found a folder in the windows folder that said it was 9.11gb but inside it was really 23.7mb it was called temp.so i deleted it and it cleared up some space but it still is goin down very slowly every time i uninstall stuff.As you delete stuff, ....that will happen, ............again, whats the problem?

[mphenterprises]

Conrad, at this point, I am not sure what anyone can do from this end. You have all the tools in front of you. You have plenty of space to do a Defragmentation. I would highly advise you to do so.

[spike]

And be extremely careful deleteing ANYTHING from the windows folder

[Conrad5620]

ok its a home pc yes now i have a lot of space and i did a defragmentation but it stayed still and as i deleted some old programs that i dont need the space just goes down not up and yeah that folder that i deleted was the only thing that actually did somthin

[Conrad5620]

but my friend sent me somthing called easycleaner and that helped some but not a lot even though there was over 20,000 files that went way over 1gb it just basiclly stayed still like it just tells me it deleted it but it really put it somewhere else....i think it might be constipated.....:D...j/k

[mphenterprises]

[quote name='mphenterprises']If you can do me another favor and take some screen shots for me. Here is what I would like to see:> > > > - In Windows Explorer, the My Computer section This was the one image you missed.I am not sure what else to suggest to you. A defragmentation will not increase your hard drive space. It only reallocates the files that are on the drive currently so that the drive performs more efficiently.You have run various spyware applications and anti-virus application with no success. You said that you ran the Rootkit Revealer but nothing happened. I am still boggled by that one...did you actually click "File" and then "Scan"?I am still trying to see the problem.

[Conrad5620]

hmm i dont know how to do that one ...:(...i dont really know what u mean

[mphenterprises]

Okay, when you downloaded and opened Rootkit Revealer, it will open up to a blank screen. In the application, click "File" and then click "Scan." This will start the scanning process. This application will scan your computer for any files called "Rootkits."Rootkits are basically the worst kind of malicious file simply because it can hide anywhere within your computer. The majority of applications cannot search for Rootkits. Once the scan is complete, you will get a report of the results. You can then save that report to your Desktop. This report is used on forums that specialize in Rootkit Removal.If the system determines that you have Rootkits, I will point you in the right direction of a site that can help you remove the Rootkits.

[Conrad5620]

no i know how to do that i meant the other screen shot u wanted but the rootkit thing is scaning right and ill let u know what comes up when its done

[mphenterprises]

Oh, okay.Well, when you first open My Computer, you will see the main breakdown of all the drives and such within your computer. I wanted a screen shot of that just to verify that all of your hard drive space is allocated to one drive.Also, while you are at it, take a screen shot of the Recycling Bin Properties. Right Click on the Recycling Bin and click "Properties."

[Conrad5620]

alright is this ithttp://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/conrad5620/

[mphenterprises]

Okay, well everything looks fine. Post your results when the scan finishes.