Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!m2c!umvlsi!umaecs!daly From: daly@ecs.umass.edu (Bryon Daly, ECE dept, UMass, Amherst) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: essential files for Win 3? Message-ID: <12192.279f8257@ecs.umass.edu> Date: 25 Jan 91 00:56:55 GMT References: Lines: 19 In article , hp0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Hokkun Pang) writes: > I have a 386 and my hard drive is running out of space (you never get enough!), > so I think it's time to get rib of some of the files that're abosolutely > unnecessary for operation. Does anyone have a list of such files? You have such a list :-) It's in your Windows manual! Page 510, in chapter 13, on Optimizing Windows gives a full list of deleteable files in Windows. > Also, it's wise to change the setup.inf file to reflect what hardwares you have > and what options you want? I chnaged it a bit and I haven't run into troubles > yet. Why not run setup.exe from outside of Windows. This will make the necessary changes in the sys.ini and win.ini files. I am not sure you will accomplish what you wish by altering the setup.inf file -Bryon Daly daly@ecs.umass.edu