Missing 2GB of hard drive?

[AncoraImparo]

I have a Sony Vaio laptop with a 15GB hard drive, I just used the reformatting disks to clear the drive and reload the original software. The disk is partitioned into 2 parts, C: is about 5.8GB and D: is about 8.15GB, C is FAT32, D is NTFS.
The total space used by the files ( on C Windows File, Program Files, and Doc and Settings is about 2.2GB, yet the drive properties show 4.42GB used space on this drive. Where are the other 2GB being used?

I have show hidden files enabled, defragged the C drive, have deleted all temp files, and have even converted C: to NTFS in an effort to get more usable space on C. I have some programs loaded onto D, and those files seem correct in size. I want to be able to load a program without maxing out C drive the first time I load one, since C is the default. I guess I just cannot figure out where those 2GB went to ????
Any suggestions?
Mike

 

[AncoraImparo]

I forgot 2 things, my OS is XP Home edition, and this laptop is about 1 year old.
Also, I have been thinking about using Partition Magic to create more space on C:
I have never used Partition Magic before, does anyone know if it works well?
Mike

 

[wolluf]

Partition magic is a good program. Your space problem may be (partly or wholly) due to definitions of what a gigabyte is. Smallest version is 1,000,000,000 bytes. Largest version is 1,073,741,824 (1024 cubed). If you get an 8GB partition on the 1 billion bytes basis, its only 7.45GB on the other basis. Hard drive manufacturers usually use the billion byte basis.