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[Liam Proven]

2009/7/24 Terry Ehrhart <tehrhart at kc.rr.com>:
>
>  I have the Ubuntu system installed on an 80 gb drive connected to a USB
> port.

Aha!

Well, I think that is probably the core of your problem. If you are
not ready to try re-partitioning your hard disk just yet, I suggest
that you do one of 2 things:

 - install your 80GB drive inside the system, to the motherboard IDE
or SATA controller, as applicable;

or,

 - try doing a "Wubi" installation onto your Windows C: drive, which
is probably more likely to work than using an external drive.

If you're short of space on C:, you can probably free up a lot by
deleting all your temporary files and emptying the recycle bin.

Here's a piece I wrote a couple of years back on how to clean up the
crap on your C: drive:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1004689/how-to-give-a-tired-old-pc-a-spring-clean

Also, a free program called CCleaner will do some of this for you,
although you can do a more thorough job yourself by hand. It's free
and you can download it from here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/


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