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Windows XP : Storage

How to: Force Disk Cleanup to delete all temporary files

If you've ever run the Microsoft Windows XP's Disk Cleanup utility, you probably discovered that your temporary files occupy a significant amount of space. You might select the Temporary Files check box in order to allow the Disk Cleanup utility to delete the files in the Temp folder, but the...

Identify third-party burning software compatibility issues

Although Windows XP includes a burning engine, you can still use third-party burning applications. Before you use third-party applications, however, you should ensure that they are compatible with Windows XP....

Exploring burning engine limitations

Microsoft has integrated more and more features in Windows XP that were previously available only through third-party applications....

More burning-engine basics

Although Windows XP includes an integrated burning engine, experienced users may want to use third-party software....

More burning-engine basics

Although Windows XP includes an integrated burning engine, experienced users may want to use third-party software....

XP's integrated CD-burning engine

To burn a CD, it's usually necessary to install third-party software. But Microsoft has finally made it possible to bypass the need for special software by including an integrated burning engine in Windows XP....

XP offers integrated zip support

People never seem to have enough storage or bandwidth. A few years ago, we used different compression algorithms to compress files to store them on one or two floppies....