Vista, Win sxs file exploded at 50 GB on a laptop of 80 GB available. How I can't take the sxs file in a reasonable size?

The file sxs on my mother Vista machine is giant and unnecessarily huge (50 GB).  I know 'cleansing' will reduce, but I've read about many users reported a small reduction in size.  Obviously, this thing doesn't have to be anywhere near 50 GB in size, especially when the HD is only 80 GB total.

What is the real way to kill this file down to the 8-15 GB, that it should be?  Please do not respond with simple "cleaning" - there must be a way to really shoot this thing.

Thank you!

There is nothing that works. If he got that big, something has gone wrong. You may have to reinstall Windows.

If you have not seen these already, check the following:

http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=2592038

http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2010/08/06/should-you-delete-files-in-the-WinSxS-directory-and-what-s-the-deal-with-VSS.aspx

The comments which might give you some ideas

The system update tool can correct certain errors.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947821

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