I am using a Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT, OS Windows 95. I am running out of Hard Disk Drive space and I would like to know if I can delete the CAB files which take up a lot of space. Of course I will copy them on my ZIP drive disk just in case. What could be the consequences of deleting these CAB files? I have a start-up diskette but not the original Windows95 CD. Thanks to whoever can help with advice. Henry

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I wouldn't delete or move the CAB files, because there are times when Windows needs 
those. You know, those times, when it asks for a CD when you install or replace something? 
The 95 CABS don't take up much space compared to other OS's.

There are a lot of other ways to free up space. There are plenty of useless files 
or applications that can be deleted. Check some of the posts in that thread for what 
to  get rid of. Did you see those?

You might consider adding a second hard disk, so you have plenty of space. The free 
space shouldn't get below 200 megs or so anyway. 
    

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if you are using Outlook Express, make sure you do a folder compact periodically. I found that I freed up a lot of space on my old 95 system when I did that. when in OE, FILE, FOLDER, Compact All Folders. you may find that this returns a lot of space if you are not doing this now. Al


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 11:20 am, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>I am using a Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT, OS Windows 95. I am running out of Hard
>Disk Drive space and I would like to know if I can delete the CAB files which take
>up a lot of space. Of course I will copy them on my ZIP drive disk just in case.
>What could be the consequences of deleting these CAB files? I have a start-up diskette
>but not the original Windows95 CD.
>Thanks to whoever can help with advice.
>Henry

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Check the clean up page at www.95isalive.com


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 11:20 am, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>I am using a Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT, OS Windows 95. I am running out of Hard
>Disk Drive space and I would like to know if I can delete the CAB files which take
>up a lot of space. Of course I will copy them on my ZIP drive disk just in case.
>What could be the consequences of deleting these CAB files? I have a start-up diskette
>but not the original Windows95 CD.
>Thanks to whoever can help with advice.
>Henry

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Thank you very much for the advice


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 12:08 pm, Carol wrote:

>
>I wouldn't delete or move the CAB files, because there are times when Windows needs 
>those. You know, those times, when it asks for a CD when you install or replace 
something? 
>The 95 CABS don't take up much space compared to other OS's.
>
>There are a lot of other ways to free up space. There are plenty of useless files 
>or applications that can be deleted. Check some of the posts in that thread for 
what 
>to  get rid of. Did you see those?
>
>You might consider adding a second hard disk, so you have plenty of space. The free 
>space shouldn't get below 200 megs or so anyway. 
>    
>
>

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Thanks a lot for the advice


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 3:47 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>Check the clean up page at www.95isalive.com
>
>

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I'm serious everything is there to get rid of junk on your machine. www.95isalive.com/clean.htm


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 5:04 pm, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>Thanks a lot for the advice
>
>

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Thanks Steve, I really meant it. That website is a goldmine for me. Henry


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 5:07 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>I'm serious everything is there to get rid of junk on your machine.
>www.95isalive.com/clean.htm
>
>

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Thanks :-)


On Friday, April 4, 2003 at 7:55 pm, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>Thanks Steve, I really meant it. That website is a goldmine for me.
>Henry
>
>

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hello! i need ur help! pleeese ! send us a start up disk! from ya machine! im stuck on dos coz i aint got no cdrom drivers! think ya have to go to add/remove then windows start disk ithink! greatly appreciated!! thaaank you! my email is hwoarang2009@yahoo.co.uk

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