recently noticed that i had 17 g on installer on my old sony vaio running windows xp.Why so much and how do i get rid of the bad stuff.cheers in advance.

recently noticed that Installer is taking up 17 g of space on disk c on my old sony vaio. running windows xp.why would there be so much, and how do i remove the bad stuff?cheers in advance.

recently noticed that Installer is taking up 17 g of space on disk c on my old sony vaio. running windows xp.why would there be so much, and how do i remove the bad stuff?cheers in advance.

What installer is taking 17g of space? Not MSE, which is what this forum is for.Post your question here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpinstall/threadsDocComputers verified since 1972

What installer is taking 17g of space? Not MSE, which is what this forum is for.Post your question here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpinstall/threadsDocComputers verified since 1972

Sorry, thanks.

Sorry, thanks.

Hi, 1. What are you referring to by mentioning 17 g installer? Do you mean to say that there is a 17GB of junk? If yes could you please provide the location of these files? Your question does not contain all the required information needed for us to help you. Please re-write your question and provide the needed information and we'll try to help.How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375If you are trying to remove the junk and temporary files on your computer you can use the disk cleanup tool.Refer:Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312Hope this helps.Thanks and Regards:Shekhar S - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

Also try to run clean up and defragnment in your PC. It would help to remove neccessary things and give more space.

Also try to run clean up and defragnment in your PC. It would help to remove neccessary things and give more space.