Disc drive questions..

Iomega0318 · 11-06-2007, 08:09 PM

So when I restarted my computer I noticed it had 2.4 gigs when I restarted it, when it booted up it had 1.5 gigs and about 20 seconds later it jumped back up to 1.99 gigs, yes it is low and that is my fault for downloading a bunch of stuff.. But is this something I should be worried about?

Also can someone with Windows Vista verify for me who "owns" their HD..?
Mine says "TrustedInstall"

here is how to check,
open my computer
right click the "C" drive
go to properties
click the security tab
click on advanced
then click the owner tab

I have had some permission problems and was wondering if that may be the cause, if someone could let me know that would be great..

**Snoopdogie187** · 11-06-2007, 11:22 PM

Sorry i can not provide more info, but i just got a laptop (toshiba) and for my hard drive it says the same thing. For premision just make sure you have full administor rights and run what you need to as adminisator

Iomega0318 · 11-06-2007, 11:30 PM

Yeah I do and sometimes I still get errors, and thank you for letting me know about the drive.. I was curious on that.. Although now it says it's owned by the Administrator group lol.. I also have a Toshiba btw

I am starting to hate computers lol, especially microsoft windows!

**Snoopdogie187** · 11-06-2007, 11:38 PM

Well Vista still has some bugs that are being worked out. Well more than some. I had have problems with MSN messanger already. I would look into the fact that it changed permision on that. It should not do that without something from you i think. This is the first toshiba i ever had, giving it a try, so far not too bad on toshibas part, microsoft, well i have had some problems with that part.

Iomega0318 · 11-07-2007, 06:31 PM

Yeah, Toshiba is great.. Microsoft has issues..
If anyone can now give me some insight on why the HD randomly jumps up and down that would be great..

kraftwerk · 11-09-2007, 02:57 PM

I will assume that you see this in XP, right? The most likely reason why the HDD size goes up and down is the swap file size, if the swap file/paging file is set to be controlled by Windows. If you can add an extra HDD (preferably wiped clean, but formatted - does not need to be bigger than 20-40GB) to the system and then set the swap/page file to that particular HDD (thus bypassing the default Windows settings), you might see that the the HDD free space stabilises. Resetting the swap/page file location will require a reboot.

If you see thie problem in Vista, I'm afraid I can't help you straight away. I haven't checked this out, but Vista would seem to take *great* liberties about accessing the HDD as well as RAM, and using any available space for a good many things.

Iomega0318 · 11-10-2007, 09:37 AM

Yeah, unfortunately I use Vista and to be honest am getting tired of this OS, the memory usage between XP and Vista is just insane.. I really dislike having Vista but am unable to downgrade.. Let me know if you find anything out..

11-06-2007, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Iomega0318 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dirt City, Texas Posts: 176 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Windows 2000 Pro My System	Disc drive questions.. So when I restarted my computer I noticed it had 2.4 gigs when I restarted it, when it booted up it had 1.5 gigs and about 20 seconds later it jumped back up to 1.99 gigs, yes it is low and that is my fault for downloading a bunch of stuff.. But is this something I should be worried about? Also can someone with Windows Vista verify for me who "owns" their HD..? Mine says "TrustedInstall" here is how to check, open my computer right click the "C" drive go to properties click the security tab click on advanced then click the owner tab I have had some permission problems and was wondering if that may be the cause, if someone could let me know that would be great..

11-06-2007, 11:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snoopdogie187 Oh! What shall I be? Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,536 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1, mom: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. Sorry i can not provide more info, but i just got a laptop (toshiba) and for my hard drive it says the same thing. For premision just make sure you have full administor rights and run what you need to as adminisator __________________ studying = day + night + any free time - times I have exams Infected computer? click here Has TSF Helped You? Posting System Specifications Please Donate to TSF

11-06-2007, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Iomega0318 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dirt City, Texas Posts: 176 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Windows 2000 Pro My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. Yeah I do and sometimes I still get errors, and thank you for letting me know about the drive.. I was curious on that.. Although now it says it's owned by the Administrator group lol.. I also have a Toshiba btw I am starting to hate computers lol, especially microsoft windows! Last edited by Iomega0318; 11-06-2007 at 11:32 PM.

11-06-2007, 11:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snoopdogie187 Oh! What shall I be? Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,536 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1, mom: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. Well Vista still has some bugs that are being worked out. Well more than some. I had have problems with MSN messanger already. I would look into the fact that it changed permision on that. It should not do that without something from you i think. This is the first toshiba i ever had, giving it a try, so far not too bad on toshibas part, microsoft, well i have had some problems with that part. __________________ studying = day + night + any free time - times I have exams Infected computer? click here Has TSF Helped You? Posting System Specifications Please Donate to TSF

11-07-2007, 06:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Iomega0318 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dirt City, Texas Posts: 176 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Windows 2000 Pro My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. Yeah, Toshiba is great.. Microsoft has issues.. If anyone can now give me some insight on why the HD randomly jumps up and down that would be great..

11-09-2007, 02:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
kraftwerk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: East Sussex, UK Posts: 82 OS: Vista Home Premium 32-bit/Windows XP Pro SP2/Ubuntu 6.04 My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. I will assume that you see this in XP, right? The most likely reason why the HDD size goes up and down is the swap file size, if the swap file/paging file is set to be controlled by Windows. If you can add an extra HDD (preferably wiped clean, but formatted - does not need to be bigger than 20-40GB) to the system and then set the swap/page file to that particular HDD (thus bypassing the default Windows settings), you might see that the the HDD free space stabilises. Resetting the swap/page file location will require a reboot. If you see thie problem in Vista, I'm afraid I can't help you straight away. I haven't checked this out, but Vista would seem to take great liberties about accessing the HDD as well as RAM, and using any available space for a good many things. __________________ kraftwerk keeping local ict going

11-10-2007, 09:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Iomega0318 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dirt City, Texas Posts: 176 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Windows 2000 Pro My System	Re: Disc drive questions.. Yeah, unfortunately I use Vista and to be honest am getting tired of this OS, the memory usage between XP and Vista is just insane.. I really dislike having Vista but am unable to downgrade.. Let me know if you find anything out..