Missing 80 GB on Hard Drive?

by zigeroid Aug 8, 2008 5:50PM PDT

I have Windows Vista Home Premium on my new HP Pavilion dv6910us laptop. When I bought it, it said it had a 200 GB hard drive. After I installed everything and set it up, I believe it said I had 160 GB left. So I figured that Vista had taken 40 GB up. No big deal, I guess. Then, the next day, it said I had 150 or something. I found that odd, but I guessed it might have installed things once I turned it off. Then, it went down to 138 GB for a week or so. Today, it changed to 120 GB after installing pretty much nothing. Can anyone help me?

I'm considering returning this computer to Circuit City and getting a new one, seeing as I've already had issues with not being able to hear the volume on DVDs.

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Why fix this?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 8, 2008 11:42PM PDT

You're going to return it.

But do read -> http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_102-0.html?forumID=133&threadID=238817&messageID=2491799#2491799

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Another possibility

by Jimmy Greystone Aug 9, 2008 2:30AM PDT

Another possibility to explain this, is I've seen similar behavior when someone has a rootkit on their system and it's been turned into a dump site for pirated software and movies.

Of course it is an HP, so you're probably better off returning it. Don't recall seeing any good brands the last time I was in a Circuit City, though it was kind of a small store. Just remember seeing mostly Acer, HP/Compaq, and Gateway systems, all of which I would avoid as much as possible. Though if I absolutely had to pick one, I'd probably go with Gateway.

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Yeah but I was wondering

by zigeroid Aug 9, 2008 3:21AM PDT

I was wondering if it was normal for 80 GB to be taken up because I heard that Vista like is shadowing something for if your computer breaks down or something?

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