hi im a bit of a techno fobe so please help i have 256mb ddr ram on my laptop but when i download updates its tell me i havent enough space when i go to my computer and look at system it tells me i only have 198mb how can i free up space or restore the 256 mb i need i have deleted cookies i have an up to date virus protction not mant saved things like games quite a few photos but nothoing great you no any help wouyld be great regards jon

jon crafer, February 2007

you are confusing the Ram with Hdd space, You need to click on start > Accessories > Tools (system tools) chose the disk cleaner.
from the same menue it will be a good idea to Defragment the drive And also look under Control Panel > Add Remove Programs and remove all the programs u do not use.

Ishq-Aatish, December 2008

I suspect that your PC has reserved that memory for video RAM. I also assume that you are running XP SP2. If that's the case the extra RAM won't help much. I suggest that you install another 256MB in order to have enough to run your system.

t, February 2007