knoppix

[Jonathan Hutchins]

On Monday March 15 2004 08:46 am, Brian Kelsay wrote:

> Another problem this PC has is there is a mysterious amount of space taken
> up on the drive.  4.5 GB used out of 6GB.  Can't find anything using a
> large amount of space.  I may start over and completely wipe the PC.  Bah,
> what a pain.  I think this is one reason to not have friends.

I think I'd do a full format with full error scan.  It sounds more like there 
are problems with the partition than just simple viral errors.  The fact that 
the problems were preserved with the new install indicates that you haven't 
found or eliminated their cause yet.