Apr 4, 2007 . Vista Ultimate: Just wondering. Something new to Vista. C:\Windows\Winsxs uses more space than \system32 (which is a lot).

15 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Apr 11, 2008There were several very long discussions about the WinSxS folder during the SP1 beta and at other times. Here are some notes and information .

Mar 5, 2009 . The bad news are that i don't recommend doing any manual removals on winsxs folder. Such a step could probably make your applications .

I have asked this on multiple forums, and the general answer is "Nothing can really be done about it" First and foremost, i want to make it clear that i .

Sep 19, 2010 . Hello,I'd like to know if CSC can clean the most annoying Windows folder, winsxs ?I know this folder is critical and we can't clean it .

Mar 23, 2010 . Can I safely use a Junction Point to move the Windows 7 windows\winsxs file off my SSD boot drive onto a separate hard disk?

I started with a WinSxS folder of 10.9 GB. After running the cleaning tool, it dropped to 8.48 GB - nearly 2.5 GB! While this doesn't matter so much on .

About Microsoft Windows Vista Features, Vista Winsxs Folder, Vista Optimization.

16 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Dec 14, 2007Is there anything I can do to reduce the size of the winsxs folder ? Currently I have a winsxs folder of 6.5 GB, wich is over half the size .

Feb 3, 2010 . I came across an issue today with a computer that I hadn't been familiar with up until this point. I know a common complaint from Microsoft .

Dec 6, 2010 . Windows 7: WinSxS is huge, can I delete it? No you can not!

Side-by-side technology is also known as WinSxS or SxS. . In SxS, Windows stores multiple versions of a DLL in the WinSXS subdirectory of the Windows .

Feb 24, 2011 . Because the component store (\Winsxs) is needed to repair the OS . Winsxs\ Backup: Backups of the manifest files in case the copy in .

Oct 13, 2005 . First, the product includes an EXE installer that installs everything to WinSxS. So you can use that if you prefer. You can find that here .

Sep 17, 2008 . So yes, the WinSXS folder is very large, and it will continue to grow as the OS ages. I hope that this clears up some of the questions about .

Jul 24, 2010 . Windows users who have run a disk space analyzer like TreeSize in the last days may have stumbled for the first time upon the Winsxs folder .

Jan 26, 2004 . I was just clearing out some old junk folders left from uninstalled programs. I found a folder titled winsxs. Can you all tell me what this .

May 14, 2009 . Windows Side by Side lets you run different versions of the same programs without conflicts, but the WinSxS folder can soon become enormous.

May 4, 2009 . The WinSxS (Windows Side-by-Side, located in %windir%\WinSxS) folder is a critical component of Windows Vista. It contains files that are .

Side-by-side searches the WinSxS folder for <assemblyname>.mui. . Side-by-side searches WinSxS for the fr-be version of the MUI assembly. .

Oct 2, 2009 . Deleting files from the Windows Side-by-side (WinSxS) folder is a bad idea. But, you can shrink the WinSxS folder with vsp1cln.exe and .

Nov 20, 2008 . What type of information is stored in the WinSXS directory?

This article describes how you can reduce winsxs folder and increase free disk space of system drive.

Mar 13, 2011 . The size of the WinSXS folder (and potentially others?) should now have been reduced. On my computer, I found that the WinSXS folder was .

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Jul 15, 2009 . WinSxS QueryAssemblyInfo to check if assembly is installed . 1 if it is in WinSxS or 2 if LoadLibrary worked on pre xp (call GetDLLVersion .

Sep 30, 2010 . A coworker recently received his every two year work laptop refresh and was in the middle of loading his new laptop with.

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "winsxs.exe" was mostly identified . The file "winsxs.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames: .

Nov 10, 2007 . I really wana free up those 20000+ files and gain 4gig of hard drive space. I only use my computer for internet (wireless) and .

Jul 31, 2009 . Remove C:\Windows\winsxs, Operating Systems, Computer end-user technical support troubleshooting for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Dec 5, 2007 . A step-by-step guide on how to move the WinSXS folder in .

Mar 11, 2011 . Well if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 for a year or two, then by now you must have been thinking about way to reduce size of .

Oct 6, 2010 . Are you asking yourself what the WinSxS folder is and why it is so big . The only safe way to reduce the size of the WinSxS folder on the .

20 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Apr 15, 2008Hello Please Notice that WinSxS have system files and must NOT Fully removed and low possibly that hotfix wont work [ gonna check it for .

The WinSxS directory doesn't take up nearly the space reported by Explorer since it uses Hard Links to physical files, not actual files. .

May 14, 2006 . If a DLL is installed in the WinSxS folder, the local DLLs will be ignored. . Now the CRT DLLs in the WinSxS will be ignored and only the .

May 7, 2007 . Before Windows Side-by-Side Assemblies, or WinSxS, (introduced with Windows XP in the Windows\WinSxS directory) the world was plunged into .

I promised some time ago that I will post 100 tips and tricks about Windows 7. Biggest problem I encountered was the fact that some tips were about how.

12 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Jun 24, 2009Vista Ultimate: Just wondering. Something new to Vista. C:\Windows\Winsxs uses more space than \system32 (which is a lot).

Jul 16, 2009 . hi5 Group topic: WINSXS RTM WINSXS. Group: winnebegogpnl. hi5 is a social network that helps you find friends from your hometown, .

Mar 16, 2011 . Watch out your Windows 2008 C drive space! winsxs folder . Worked a charm, actually dropped my winsxs folder down to 5.8GB from about 10GB .

Oct 20, 2008 . After getting a warning from my Windows Vista machine about 4 times saying I was running low on disk space, I began to get curious.

Mar 8, 2010 . A guide explaining what the WinSxS folder is, why it gets so big and a few tools to help you manage the ever growing folder.

Apr 5, 2008 . It's a stalemate. You can't delete it, you can't compress it, you can't help it. Nice design MS. However there is a way out, but it cripples .

2 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Mar 28, 2008Windows Vista: Is it advisable to compress windows\winsxs folder? - Read Windows Vista discussions and get tips and advice on this topic and .

Jan 4, 2010 . How to clean up and reduce the size of your WinSXS folder on Windows Vista SP1 or SP2. This uses the VSP1CLN.exe or COMPCLN.exe files .

Jul 24, 2007 . The advantage of winsxs over system32 is that you can have more than one version of a particular DLL with the same name. .

While I knew what the WinSxS (Windows Side-by-Side) directory was for, I wasn't quite sure why that directory would explode in size so fast with normal .

3 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Jan 11, 2005I am cleaning up my machine before doing a drive image and notice there is a c:\ windows\WinSxS folder there with multiple subdirectories.

4 answers - Aug 31, 2010After a lot of trial and error (mostly due to lack of documentation . Here is an article, it's kinda complete guide to WinSxS. . No-one is .

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