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[Levi]

Edit: if you only need PATH to propogate to one program (eg a cmd.exe window) you should just be able to restart that one program.

Yeah, that is all I need, but it doesn't seem to happen in windows 8 for some reason.  It works fine to do that in every other version of windows I've used. 

Edit:  Okay, I found a method that seems to work.  Got to alt-ctrl delete and kill all explorer tasks(Annoying, but better than closing all my windows), and then use task manager to run a new instance of explorer. 

Edit2:  Apparently its only the PATH variable that suffers from this.  I was able to change some others just fine.

[Thief^]

I'm back again, as it turns out my previous problem is not fixed after all.

Run windows repair using a windows install disk. Something's clearly hosed.

[Gentlefish]

-snop-

Is it a solid state or a disc drive?

This is actually pretty important. Solid state drives can only handle so many R/W operations before the storage starts to fail.

[ShadowHammer]

-snop-

Is it a solid state or a disc drive?

This is actually pretty important. Solid state drives can only handle so many R/W operations before the storage starts to fail.

It is a disc drive.

I'm back again, as it turns out my previous problem is not fixed after all.

Run windows repair using a windows install disk. Something's clearly hosed.

Would this have any undesirable side effects? Also, what do I do if I can't find a windows install disc?

[miauw62]

Edit: if you only need PATH to propogate to one program (eg a cmd.exe window) you should just be able to restart that one program.

Yeah, that is all I need, but it doesn't seem to happen in windows 8 for some reason.  It works fine to do that in every other version of windows I've used. 

Edit:  Okay, I found a method that seems to work.  Got to alt-ctrl delete and kill all explorer tasks(Annoying, but better than closing all my windows), and then use task manager to run a new instance of explorer. 

Edit2:  Apparently its only the PATH variable that suffers from this.  I was able to change some others just fine.

End the Explorer process and then restart it using run. It's faster.

E:
AFAIK, those sketchy names are probably legitimate.
Anyway, looks like the bloat is mostly restore points and shadow copies, according to this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1813658/reduce-size-system-volume-information-folder.html

[Sappho]

I've got sound woes. To use my MIDI controller, I need to use an ASIO audio driver, which gets rid of latency. It's essential. The problem is, it seems to only allow one program on the computer to use the sound card at a time, so if I'm recording, I can't listen to anything in other programs (no music, no videos, nothing). I really want to be able to play along with music I'm listening to, and I don't have access to a second computer or other media device at the moment. Does anyone know if there's any way to make this work? To be able to play on my MIDI keyboard (which doesn't produce sound on its own, has to go through the computer) AND hear audio in one other program? I don't need audio for the whole system, just Winamp or VLC...

[Rose]

Two sound cards?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+sound+card

they seem pretty cheap.

[Sappho]

I'm on my shitty laptop. I had to leave my beautiful new desktop in Prague when I got deported. I probably won't see it again for another 2.5 months. I'm broke and homeless, living on a friend's sofa, so I'm really limited to the hardware I have. I guess there is no other way around this problem... : /

[wierd]

got any cheap USB headphones? those present as a completely different audio device.

[Sappho]

Normal headphones only. One cheap headset with microphone, one nice set of big bulky headphones that block out some of the outside noise.

Anyway, it turned out that the "free software" my keyboard came with is essentially a demo, but I didn't find that out until I'd invested several days in learning how to use it, then got a notification window when I tried to add a 5th track that I am limited to 4. That's not nearly enough to do anything I want to do. So now I have to find new software anyway. After spending so much time learning this one, I'm sorely tempted to "obtain" the full version via potentially questionable methods. Turns out it's 500 euros for the full version! I could barely afford the 50 pounds for this keyboard, which I probably wouldn't have bought if it hadn't conned me by claiming to come bundled with fully-functional software... >: /

[Azerty]

AFAIK Windows mainly does updates during shutdown/startup, so it's a good idea to restart your computer every now and then. (I always fully shutdown my computer when I go to bed, and I've never had issues with Windows Update )

It's just I've the impression the complete shutdown of the GUI and, indeed, the quasi-bricking of the OS happened after the update, so I've blocked any updates for the time being and I'm using hibernation since Thursday.

[ShadowHammer]

E:
AFAIK, those sketchy names are probably legitimate.
Anyway, looks like the bloat is mostly restore points and shadow copies, according to this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1813658/reduce-size-system-volume-information-folder.html

Thanks! This seems to have to have worked! I'll make sure to keep an eye on it, but I do believe my Hard Drive usage is holding steady now.

[Azerty]

Since I'm wary about rebooting my computer, I want to know if Yet Another Cleaner has any hazard on my personal data.

[dennislp3]

Why are you wary about rebooting your PC?

[Aklyon]

If you're wary about rebooting you probably should get your important stuff backed up anyway.