Remove the annoying Low Disk Space Warning (Platform: Windows XP, 98) - Turn Off the annoying Low Disk Space Warning

Turn Off/Remove the annoying Low Disk Space Warning in Windows XP and Windows 98

When Windows detects that one of your hard drives has too little free space, a warning appears offering to run the "Disk Cleanup" utility. Here's how to disable this message: 

Windows XP (solution 1) - If REGEDIT.EXE is not Disabled

• Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
  
                 START >> RUN >> type "regedit" (without quotes) >> hit [Enter Key].
                 OR
                 Press: [Window Key] + [R] (shortcut) >> type "regedit" (without quotes) >> hit [Enter Key].
  
  
• Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
• If it's not there, create a DWORD value and call it NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
• Double-click on NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and enter the value 1, and press OK.
  
  

Windows XP (solution 2) - If REGEDIT.EXE is Disabled

• Run the Console Registry Tool for Windows (REG.EXE).
  
                 START >> RUN >> type "cmd" (without quotes) >> hit [Enter Key].
                 OR
                 Press: [Window Key] + [R] (shortcut) >> type "cmd" (without quotes) >> hit [Enter Key].
  
• Copy this code: (select & right click to copy this code)
  reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  Right-Click in command-prompt to Paste it there.
  Now hit ENTER KEY in the Command-Prompt to run the Query.
  
  
• If it shows an error as shown below:
  Error: The System was unable to find the specified registry key or value
  We cannot create any key in this HIVE/PATH unless we have this HIVE/PATH there. (Mostly you will see this HIVE is present in the Registry by default, when you install your copy of Windows XP. THIS ERROR will not be shown if the HIVE is already there and instead a list of existing Registry Keys for this HIVE will be shown in your Command-Prompt window.)
  
  If it does not show the above error and NoLowDiskSpaceChecks is not listed in the list shown like:
  NoLowDiskSpaceChecks      REG_DWORD      0x1
  Do not worry. Now we can proceed to ADD/OVERWRITE the Registry Key "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks".
  
  
• Type OR Copy this code (Right-Click in command-prompt to Paste it there):
  reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoLowDiskSpaceChecks /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
  and hit ENTER KEY.
  
  It should say: The operation completed successfully now.
  
  
• Now Run the following Query again to confirm Addition/Overwrite of the Registry Key:
  reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  
• Now you should see:
  NoLowDiskSpaceChecks      REG_DWORD      0x1 in the list.
• You're Done. No more annoying Low Disk Space notifications.
  
  

Windows 98 (solution 1)

• Open the Disk Cleanup utility (run cleanmgr.exe, or go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup).
• Select the drive on which Windows is installed and click Ok.
• Choose the Settings tab, and turn off the If this drive runs low on disk space, automatically run Disk Cleanup option
• Click Ok when you're done - answer any subsequent prompts as desired.
• You may have to repeat this for all your hard disks (if you have more than one).

Windows 98 (solution 2)

• Try this article from Microsoft: Q188074.
• It's much more of a pain than solution 1, but it might work if solution 1 doesn't.

Author: Ronnie Depp (admin)