Hi,
new to forum, thanx in advance for any help!
My hard drive is split with; C drive being fat 32 and 15.5 gb, and I now have a D drive which is NTSF with 40.2 gb of space. I have run out of space on my c drive, and I don't know how this happened or, how to correct it. I am running on WINDOWS XP ver. 2002 sp2
Can anyone help???

thanx again,
ducatidoc1First run Disk Cleanup (in Accessories/System Tools), empty the Recycle Bin and see if that buys you some breathing room.

Most programs default install on the C drive. You could uninstall and reinstall some of them carefully choosing another location for them. Data files, downloads, etc. can be safely stored elsewhere as well. You can use Windows Explorer or some other FILE manager to locate where the files are that are taking all of the room. 15% free drive space is recommended on the C drive for the Windows swap file, which usually resides there. (This can be moved, but if you are not experience with that, leave that idea alone about moving it.!)I've already done a disc cleanup and ridded all unecessary files.
I guess the real question is... How can I reclaim the "D" drive back into the "C" drive and/ or make use of it?If the drive is formatted in can be used right now as I STATED earlier. To merge it back into an actual part of the C drive you have to use a program like Partition Magic. There are some risks in that, but MANY PEOPLE use it without incident. It is not free however.