Basically, I noticed my hard drive (slightly under 500 gigs, RAID 0) was down to 50 gigs of space. I looked back through my installed list and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Normally, my free space is just north of 250 gigs. Purely on a hunch, I went back and deleated all but the most current saved game files. BAM, free space right where it should be. So, thinking I could outsmart the code, I decided to save games ontop of the previous save game file. I hope that makes sense? Well, today I noticed I am back down to 50 gigs of space again but, I only have the one saved game file. I deleated the one saved game file, with no change in disk space. I uninstalled the game and recovered the install size amount of HD space, but no dent on the 'missing' 200 or so gigs of free space.

Anyone have any thoughts? This is driving me bonkers. I know it sounds far-fetched but, it's 110% true.

Thanks!



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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/27/2010, 19:08:53
Machine name: CRIM-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista? Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: alienware
System Model: Area-51 ALX X58
BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/24/09 17:39:43 Ver: 08.00.15
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 12278MB RAM
Page File: 5920MB used, 18738MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 295
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E0&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4069 MB
Dedicated Memory: 869 MB
Shared Memory: 3199 MB
Current Mode: 2560 x 1600 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Dell 3008WFP(Digital)
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.6099 (English)
DDI Version: 10
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/16/2010 13:55:00, 12788840 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-46A0-11CF-BD64-42261FC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x05E0
SubSys ID: 0x064E10DE
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00441102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 13:16:24, 697816 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00441102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 13:16:24, 697816 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

Description: Digital Output Device (HDMI) (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00441102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 13:16:24, 697816 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 13:16:24, 697816 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 13:16:24, 697816 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: G15 Gaming Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: G15 Gaming Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: G15 GamePanel LCD
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: CP 1500C
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0764, 0x0501
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x3A36
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
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+ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC232
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ Logitech HID-compliant G5 Laser Mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
| Matching Device ID: hid\vid_046d&pid_c049&mi_00
| Upper Filters: LMouFilt
| Lower Filters: LHidFilt
| Service: mouhid
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC231
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 50.1 GB
Total Space: 474.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Gaming Hog

Drive: E:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20 SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 3A4A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A4A&SUBSYS_82EA1043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 3A48
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A48&SUBSYS_82EA1043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 3 - 3A44
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A44&SUBSYS_82EA1043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3A40
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A40&SUBSYS_82EA1043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3C&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&D7
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3A&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&EF
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A39&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&D2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A38&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&D1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A37&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&D0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A36&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&EA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A35&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E9
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A34&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&E8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family SMBus Controller - 3A30
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A30&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10R LPC Interface Controller - 3A16
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A16&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&F8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Throttle Registers - 3438
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3438&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&A3
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub System Management Registers - 342E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&A0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 Routing and Protocol Layer Registers Port 0 - 3426
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3426&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&81
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 0 - 3425
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3425&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&80
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers - 3423
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3423&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&A2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers - 3422
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3422&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&11583659&1&A1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 7 - 340E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_340E&SUBSYS_836B1043&REV_12\3&11583659&1&38
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 - 340A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_340A&SUBSYS_836B1043&REV_12\3&11583659&1&18
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3408
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3408&SUBSYS_836B1043&REV_12\3&11583659&1&08
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub to ESI Port - 3405
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3405&SUBSYS_836B1043&REV_12\3&11583659&1&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO SATA RAID Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_00\3&11583659&1&FA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_82D41043&REV_90\3&11583659&1&F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Marvell 61xx RAID Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_6121&SUBSYS_82121043&REV_B2\4&37ADC17C&0&00E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller #2
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_4364&SUBSYS_81F81043&REV_12\4&4206011&0&00E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_4364&SUBSYS_81F81043&REV_12\4&231BC94B&0&00E2
Driver: n/a

Name: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3044&SUBSYS_30441106&REV_C0\4&BF925D7&0&10F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Creative SB X-Fi
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00441102&REV_03\4&20CCFC2D&0&0008
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E0&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A1\6&DA99D8A&0&00000038
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E0&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A1\6&311653B8&0&00100038
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E0&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A1\6&2ED567CA&0&00000018
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E0&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A1\6&1B3512E6&0&00100018
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A3\4&133A4D35&0&0038
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_064E10DE&REV_A3\4&1227AF95&0&0018
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\5&FC5A5E7&0&100038
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\5&FC5A5E7&0&000038
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\5&48E0A56&0&100018
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05B8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\5&48E0A56&0&000018
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV9 Advanced Profile Decoder,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
CyberLink Demultiplexer(HomeNetwork),0x00200000,1,0,CLDemuxer.ax,1.00.0000.4513
Samsung MPEG-4 Splitter Filter,0x00800005,0,1,pxtrmp4s.dll,1.16.0001.0042
Creative LiveRecording Filter,0x00400000,0,1,LiveRec.ax,2.01.0001.0000
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
CT Upsampler filter,0x00100000,1,1,Upsample.ax,2.00.0005.0000
Creative Wave Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WavWrite.ax,3.01.0004.0000
Samsung H264 Decoding Filter,0xf8000065,1,1,pxtrvdf.dll,1.05.0007.0110
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Creative MLP Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,MlpSrc.ax,3.00.0000.0000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
RealVideo Decoder,0x00600001,1,1,RealMediaSplitter.ax,1.00.0001.0003
Creative NVF Filter,0x00400000,0,1,NvfSrc.ax,3.00.0000.0000
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Cyberlink Streamming Filter,0x00200000,0,1,CLStream.ax,1.01.0000.2902
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
BPM Metadata,0x001fffff,1,1,MetaBPM.ax,1.00.0004.0000
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,11.00.6001.7110
BPM Metadata,0x001fffff,1,1,MetaBPMu.ax,2.00.0002.0000
RealAudio Decoder,0x00600001,1,1,RealMediaSplitter.ax,1.00.0001.0003
RealVideo Decoder,0x00400000,1,1,,
Creative Recording Wav_Asio Filter,0x00400000,0,1,AudioRec.ax,1.00.0002.0000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
CyberLink Digest Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,2,2,DigestFilter.dll,1.00.0000.2112
CyberLink HD/BD Mixer (PDVD8.0),0x00200000,1,2,CLHBMixer.ax,1.00.0000.3319
CT Time-Scaling filter,0x00100000,1,1,TimeScal.ax,2.03.0009.0000
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink TimeStretch Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,clauts.ax,1.00.0000.5423
SVM Metadata,0x001fffff,1,1,MetaSVM.ax,1.00.0006.0000
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink Demux (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,0,cldemuxer.ax,1.05.0000.6909
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8),0x00602000,2,3,CLVsd.ax,8.02.0000.0926
MPV Decoder Filter,0x40000002,1,1,Mpeg2DecFilter.ax,1.00.0000.0003
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
Samsung MP4 Muxer Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ssmp4mux.ax,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6002.18005
Sothink FLVSource,0x00600000,0,2,stFLVSource.ax,2.04.0000.0000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink DVD Navigator (PDVD8),0x00200000,0,3,CLNavX.ax,8.00.0000.2213
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
FLV File Source,0x00200000,0,2,,
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Cyberlink SubTitle Importor (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLSubTitle.ax,1.00.0000.4716
Creative Normalize,0x00200000,1,1,AudNrm.ax,1.00.0001.0000
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
CoreFLAC Audio Source,0x00600000,0,0,CoreFLACDecoder.ax,0.04.0000.0046
CyberLink MPEG Splitter,0x00200000,1,2,CLSplter.ax,3.01.0000.3022
RealMedia Source,0x00600001,0,0,RealMediaSplitter.ax,1.00.0001.0003
Haali Media Splitter,0x00800001,0,1,splitter.ax,1.09.0042.0001
Haali Media Splitter (AR),0x00400000,1,1,splitter.ax,1.09.0042.0001
PCM to EXT,0x00200000,0,0,Pcm2Ext.ax,6.00.0002.0000
Stream Control Filter,0x001fffff,1,1,StreamCon.ax,1.00.0000.0001
CT Karaoke filter,0x00100000,1,1,Karaoke.ax,2.00.0012.0000
CoreFLAC Audio Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,CoreFLACDecoder.ax,0.04.0000.0046
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6002.18005
Creative AC3 Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,AC3Srcu.ax,3.02.0001.0000
Creative PCM Raw Writer,0x00200000,1,0,RawWritu.ax,1.00.0000.0000
CyberLink MPEG-4 Splitter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,2,clm4splt.ax,1.00.0000.4506
CT PDP filter,0x00100000,1,1,PDP.ax,1.00.0008.0000
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink Audio Wizard,0x00200001,1,1,CLAudWizard.ax,1.00.0000.1730
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Peak Follower Filter,0x001fffff,1,1,PassPeak.ax,1.00.0000.0003
MPEG-2 Video Stream anolyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18005
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Audio Progress Filter,0x001fffff,1,1,AudProg.ax,1.00.0002.0000
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Haali Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,dxr.dll,
RealMedia Source,0x00600000,0,0,,
Creative AC3 Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,AC3Src.ax,3.01.0001.0000
CT SmartVolumeManagement filter,0x00100000,1,1,DSCompr.ax,1.00.0008.0000
Creative Audio Gain Filter,0x00200000,1,1,AudGain.ax,1.00.0000.0000
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.18000
Creative Flac Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,FlacSrcu.ax,1.00.0002.0000
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
AudSkip Filter,0x001fffff,1,1,AudSkip.ax,1.00.0000.0004
Creative MLP Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,MlpSrcu.ax,3.01.0000.0000
Samsung H264 Encoding Filter,0x00200000,1,1,pxtrvef.dll,1.04.0007.0112
Creative File Reader Filter,0x00400000,0,1,FilReadu.ax,1.00.0005.0000
SVM Metadata,0x001fffff,1,1,MetaSVMu.ax,2.00.0002.0000
Creative EQ,0x00200000,1,1,AudioEQ.ax,1.00.0001.0000
CT HPVirtualizer filter,0x00100000,1,1,Virtual.ax,1.00.0000.0000
Haali Simple Media Splitter,0x00200000,0,1,splitter.ax,1.09.0042.0001
CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD8),0x00201000,1,1,Claud.ax,6.01.0008.5803
RealAudio Decoder,0x00400000,1,1,,
Samsung AAC Decoding Filter,0x0060000a,1,1,pxtraacd.dll,1.00.0009.0001
Samsung AAC Encoder Filter,0x00200000,1,1,pxtraace.dll,1.02.0004.0007
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6002.18005
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18005
Haali Matroska Muxer,0x00200000,1,0,splitter.ax,1.09.0042.0001
CT CMSS3 filter,0x00100000,1,1,CMSS3.ax,3.00.0013.0000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink Audio Spectrum anolyzer(HomeNetwork),0x00200000,1,1,CLAudSpa.ax,1.00.0000.0924
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6002.18005
CyberLink AudioCD Filter (PDVD8),0x00600000,0,1,CLAudioCD.ax,5.00.0000.5316
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Peak Filter,0x001fffff,1,1,AudPeak.ax,1.00.0002.0000
CyberLink Push-Mode CLStream,0x00200000,0,1,CLStream(PushMode).ax,1.00.0000.1627
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
Creative Ogg Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,OggSrcu.ax,1.00.0001.0000
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Creative NVF Filter,0x00400000,0,1,NvfSrcu.ax,3.01.0001.0000
Creative PCM Raw Writer,0x00200000,1,0,RawWrit.ax,1.00.0000.0000
Noise Reduction,0x00100000,1,1,NoisRedu.ax,3.00.0007.0000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6002.18005
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6002.18005
Creative WMA Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WMAWrite.ax,5.00.0001.0000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6002.18005
CyberLink Tzan Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLTzan.ax,3.00.0000.2215
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Creative WMA Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,WmaSrc.ax,3.01.0001.0000
RealMedia Splitter,0x00600001,1,1,RealMediaSplitter.ax,1.00.0001.0003
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18005
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink AVCHD Navigator,0x00600000,0,3,CLAVCHDNav.ax,2.00.0000.2130
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6002.18158
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink Line21 Decoder (PDVD8),0x00200000,0,2,CLLine21.ax,4.00.0000.9027
CyberLink Audio Decoder(PDVD8 UPnP),0x00200000,1,1,CLAud.ax,6.01.0000.3816
CyberLink Audio Effect (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLAudFx.ax,6.00.0000.5723
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
RealMedia Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Creative CDDA Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,CDDA.ax,3.00.0003.0000
Creative LiveRecording Filter SxS,0x00400000,0,1,LiveRecu.ax,5.00.0001.0000
Creative Internet Source Filter,0x00400000,0,1,InetSrcu.ax,1.00.0000.0000
Haali Video Sink,0x00200000,1,0,splitter.ax,1.09.0042.0001
CyberLink Audio Spectrum anolyzer (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLAudSpa.ax,1.00.0000.0924
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
CyberLink Video/SP Decoder(HomeNetwork),0x00200000,2,3,CLVSD.ax,6.00.0000.3313
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6002.18005
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Samsung H264 Encoding Filter,0x00100000,1,1,pxtrvef.dll,1.04.0007.0112
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Logitech Video (I420),0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP60? Simple Profile ,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP61? Advanced Profile,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Samsung AAC Encoder Filter,0x00100000,1,1,pxtraace.dll,1.02.0004.0007
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158

Audio Capture Sources:
"What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
SB X-Fi Synth A [0001],0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
SB X-Fi Synth B [0001],0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Digital-In,0x00000000,0,0,,
Microphone FP,0x00000000,0,0,,
Line-In,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
SB X-Fi Audio [0001],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
SB Live!2K Audio [0001],0x00000000,0,0,,

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
Live!2K SpdifOut [0001],0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
SB X-Fi SpdifOut [0001],0x00000000,0,0,,
SB X-Fi Synth A [0001],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
SB X-Fi Synth B [0001],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
SB X-Fi Audio [0001],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
,0x00000000,0,0,,

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6002.18005

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
CyberLink Audio Renderer (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,0,cladr.ax,6.00.0000.5222
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Digital Output Device (HDMI) (C,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Digital Output Device (HDMI) (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158

How big are the individual save files? Mine range from about two megs to six megs which isn't much at all.

I make a permanent save every two to three levels, generally before a big decision or quest, and I generally cycle through five or six slots during normal play. I've just started my third character and the 29 save files I have are about 130 megs.

People who save a lot, will eat space fast. So that shouldn't be a surprise. 40 saves are ~230mb give or take a bit. By the time I was finished my first playthrough, I had 152 saves totaling 687mb.

Ah, but the OP says he had one save file and was still losing space.

The answer is probably the hidden backups that Windows uses. Get a program like WinDirStat to show you what is using up your hard drive space.

Probably Windows shadow copies. Right click on your HD and do a disk cleanup, select the system option and go to the 2nd tab to clean up shadow copies. Probably a windows issue

You could download and install http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner *it's free* and anolyze once, you will probably see what's taking up the space and you can clean it up directly.

Thank you all for the very heplful answers - no luck yet. Something odd is going on. I am down to 18 Gigs now. Sounds weird as hell but, it's true. *Something* continues to 'grow' and chew up disk space. I used WinDirStat and it reports the used HD space at 133 gigs, total size 480 - everything normal. Within "my computer" my C drive shows up as mostly full, with 18 gigs of free space.

Just dam odd. Nope, no viruses - I have scanned (repeatidly) and nada.

Something you might try is clearing your system restore points. They can eat up quite a bit of space. ALso CCleaner as the previous poster suggested in case you havent tried that yet.
Make sure your motherboard (sata, raid, etc) drivers are up-to-date. The question is, is this simply windows vista incorrectly reporting your drive space.

Are there any images stored on the drive? Did you set windows to backup certain files or make system images? Unfinished torrents (even torrents that have just started) can eat up disk space.

You may want to check the settings for "Dell datasafe" - backup software which may (or may not) be installed on your computer depending on when you purchased it. It is possible that this software is creating backups in addition to your system restore points and is not using reasonable limits to the size and number of backups. I had thought datasafe was a cloud-storage based backup solution - but I do believe that even if you use the cloud-storage it creates local backups intended to be uploaded when convenient. It's possible that it is either simply creating tons of local backups or creating temporary local backups which then are not being uploaded (no cloud storage configured) or it is failing to delete temporary/redundant backups as it should.

If you do not have "Dell datasafe" running or installed then this would obviously not the the problem but I would still check to see if the system may have come pre-loaded with a 3rd party backup suite.

I think you should try to go through your directory tree to see what folder is taking up too much space.

It is done very easy and only includes a little bit of math.

Just open Windows Explorer, and then right click and select properties on each folder, you can then see what folder is the one that is taking up too much space. From there you can then work you way down through the directory tree to pinpoint the exact folder/file, that takes up too much space.

If windows explorer is reporting that the HDD is almost full, but another utility is reporting it as over half empty, you've got an issue with your file system. I recommend running check disk (start -> run -> chkdsk.exe) to make sure your file system isn't reporting errors. You should also check the Event Viewer: System (start -> control panel -> administrator tools -> event viewer: system) and sorting by date, look for red errors regarding Disk I/O or file management. Lastly, you mentioned you're running raid. Perhaps your raid controller (if it's hardware) or software (if it's soft raid) is setup wrong or buggy. It's not a great option, but if you can de-couple your raid without destroying the disk contents, that could be your last resort.

This utility may be of assistance. It "displays your disk usage in a color-coded map that shows what file types and folders take up the most space on your hard drive.".

http://windirstat.info/

Part of the problem appears to be that the usage is not accounted for by adding up the sizes of files and directories normally:



So he's already used that and yet the usage is not properly accounted for. This leads me to suspect that it is either something like shadow copies or unusually well hidden 3rd party backup instances.

Thank you all for very constructive, helpful suggestions. I followed your advice and deleted all but the most current restore point and BAM - problem solved.

Thanks again!