Deleted IE to safe space
Better put the things you don't use on cd/dvd instead. (movies/music, things like that) or get another harddrive.
I heard that Windows98 has less crashes after you take off IE.
Not true. Sure IE can give a error, but so can each application. 98se is running on one of my systems for about 7 years without any error at all.
I agree with Technical, just use a browser of your choice next to IE. Use IE only to go to
windows update to get/install ALL security patches/updates.
Just put IE back on the system. start > control panel > add/remove > windows components
If you do like many people do
eg downloading music/movies, installing applications to test and such
perhaps it is time for a format and a clean install to really clean the system from application leftovers, unneeded registry entries and things like that. That will give you back quiet some space.