Save disk space in Windows Vista and XP

Here’s a good way of saving disk space in Vista and XP computers. If you never use system restore, like me, it certainly is worth trying. System restore is a part of Windows that lets you recover files after an installed program messes up. For me, it has never worked. So why not do away with that gigabyte-guzzling monster and save. I'll assume you are fairly computer-knowledgable.

Vista Instructions: (Click on the links for screenshots)

1. Go to Control Panel
2. Double Click "System"
3. Click "Advanced System Settings"
4. Go to the "System Protection Tab"
5. Uncheck your main drive (usually "C:")
6. Click OK, wait a while and bang you have more disk space!

That's it, I saved well over 10GB, a significant number indeed!

The instructions for XP are most likely similar, so it's easy enough.