Re-Formatted my computer.

[DetailedGuidesGuy]

Hey, i've just reformatted my computer using the Windows Vista Home Premium disk provided when i purchased my PC.

I expected my whole C:\ Drive to be erased, but i come back from the ~2 hour reformat process only to find i still only have 85GB Free of 200GB in C:\.

Why am i still using up 115GB, even though my whole desktop has been cleared along with all programs including word of warcraft etc?

Thanks.

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EDIT: It seems world of warcraft, along with other games, are still installed on my computer. Why is this?

Also, when i run WoW and click play, i get this message:
Failed to find a suitable display device. Exiting program.

 

[Active Member]

You probably said to keep all of your programs instead of a full wipe.

 

[DetailedGuidesGuy]

You probably said to keep all of your programs instead of a full wipe.

I don't recall doing so, but now i have found a folder in C:\Program Files.

It's called Windows.old.

It contains everything i had before the reformat, approx 100GB - is it safe to delete it?

 

[phpMyTony]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933212

 

[wizardzgame]

I don't recall doing so, but now i have found a folder in C:\Program Files.

It's called Windows.old.

It contains everything i had before the reformat, approx 100GB - is it safe to delete it?

Yes it is, it's just all your old crap.

 

[Sephiroth]

Yeah just that folder and you will be good to go. you mustve upgraded somehow. It did that to me when I upgraded and didn't do a clean install.