Increase 'low disk space warning' threshold in XP?

[reviewboy]

The XP low disk space warning is triggered at 200 MM.

How can I change this value to, say, 1 or 2 GB?

Thanks.

[andsome]

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/n1010288781

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285107

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-XP-3282...ace-probelm.htm

Just a few here. Look on Google for more. :D

[reviewboy]

I like your name/handle, and it appears to be accurate!

Thanks for the reply, but unless I am misreading the articles that you referenced they talk about how to turn the built-in 'low disk space warning' on or off.

I don't need to turn the warning on or off. I'm happy with having it on, which is the default.

What I am trying to accomplish is a way to get a warning at a different level of free disk space than the built-in threshold(s) [i believe there are actually three threshold levels].

Worded differently, I need to be warned sooner (at a higher threshold of free MB) of low disk space. The reason is that I use an application that can create a 1-2 GB file over a one hour period of time. I have run into situations where the application creates a few MBs of the file, then fails because the disk space is at zero. The built-in XP 'low disk space' warning appears during the creation of this file, at which point I typically have too little time to react by freeing up disk space.

It is the nature of this particular application that it is impossible to rerun the app to recreate the particular 1-2 GB file.

So, I need the XP warning to occur at around 1-2 GB of free disk space. How I can make that happen?

Thanks.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/n1010288781

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285107

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-XP-3282...ace-probelm.htm

Just a few here. Look on Google for more. :D

[MANEMAN]

I use JD design "Space Patrol"

Get it here: http://www.jddesign.co.uk/products/spacecon/spacecon.htm

Works fine with XP.

£7, but saves a whole lot of hassle trying to hack the registry. Not aware of Three default levels, but for £7 I'm not going to dig around too deep into that one ! :D

Screenshot below Illustrates what you can set disks too. Download it and try it the download is free.

[reviewboy]

Maneman, thanks very much for the recommendation!!

Just as a curiosity, are you saying that the 200 MB threshold is changeable in the registry?

As an FYI which you are perfectly welcome to ignore, a previously replier to my question provided his link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285107

to an article which mentions that the three XP default levels of warnings are at 200 MB, 80 MB, and 50 MB.

I use JD design "Space Patrol"

Get it here: http://www.jddesign.co.uk/products/spacecon/spacecon.htm

Works fine with XP.

£7, but saves a whole lot of hassle trying to hack the registry. Not aware of Three default levels, but for £7 I'm not going to dig around too deep into that one ! :D

Screenshot below Illustrates what you can set disks too. Download it and try it the download is free.

[MANEMAN]

Thanks for coming back. :D

I should perhaps have mentioned that if you do download "Space Patrol" you can use it's functions completely free of charge.

The only downside to not paying the full £7 purchase price is that every time you re-boot or turn off your computer you will lose the settings. If it doesn't bother you putting new settings in everytime (About 15 seconds of work for one HDD) You have a free solution to what would seem to be an encountered problem. - " I need the XP warning to occur at around 1-2 GB of free disk space. How I can make that happen?" - Well we've made that bit happen. B)

Just as a curiosity, are you saying that the 200 MB threshold is changeable in the registry?

:D - I'm gonna leave that one for you to find out. If you install "Space Patrol" and then download and use the "Free" RegShot you should be easily able to compare and list registry changes.

Is it worth doing for the sake of a free download, or £7 ? - No. But if you are a bit of a "Professor Messer" like me you might want to have a go.

(I'm not going to post long weirdy registry hacks on open forums, or as "Personal Messages" either) You want it, - you chase it down. :lol:

The other two default levels are really useful then ? - Not !

Hope all goes well for you.

[reviewboy]

Maneman -

You have given me more than enough help, and I am very grateful for it.

To clarify, the only reason I asked you whether it is possible to make a registry change that would modify the threshold level is because of your comment:

"....saves a whole lot of hassle trying to hack the registry"

which I inferred as meaning that you know that it is possible to change the threshold via the registry. Probably, you did not intend to imply that, though.

Thanks very much for the reply. I do not require any additional help from you (I know how things work, if you provide a helpful answer to someone, they may 'reward' you by asking for yet more, 'related' help.).

Thanks again.

[MANEMAN]

Glad to be of help.

I always try to give answers with a sprinkling of humour (Wife says most times it's sick misunderstood humour and one day someone's gonna bust me in the mouth. )

Have a good Christmas my friend.

[reviewboy]

and, a Merry Christmas to you as well, Good Samaritan!