Windows Vista folder size is 32 GB. How adjust us that to the 15 GB required for Vista installation?

I have windows vista ultimate 64-bit installed on a 50 GB partition.  The windows folder contains 34.8 GB, about 18 GB is exhausted by the winsxs folder.  I read a lot of the other threads on this topic, but have not yet find a sensible answer.  Buy a bigger hard drive is not an option, not because of costs but because of the weather, the amount of time I have to reload all the software and settings is unacceptable, especially if I have now every two months.  So is there a solution to this problem or not?  Windows 7 suffers the same?  I have to downgrade to XP?  Can I use the same number to install the 64-bit version of XP?

Hi Luisbon,

Thank you for visiting Forums answers to Microsoft Windows.

Given that the installation of the operating system files are present in the Windows folder, it will occupy certain amount of space. The WinSxS folder contains the copy of the file system and other components. If you install many applications for Vista, WinSXS folder may be great because it will require to store multiple copies of the dll to enable multiple applications to run in windows without compatibility issues. If you browse inside, you can look at a lot of duplicate dll, each with the same name. These are actually different versions of the same files that are stored; different programs may require different versions. In short, Winsxs, acronym for "Windows Side By Side," is native assembly cache of Vista.

However, I have some steps that will help you increase your computer's hard disk space.

Method 1

Delete all temporary files from your computer. To do this, follow these steps:

1. click on the start search box.

2. type %temp%, and then press ENTER.

3. delete all files in the temp folder.

Note: Leave the files that refuse to remove.

Method 2

Remove all the temporary files that may exist on CD and DVD burning.

To do this, follow these steps:

Delete all files in the folder in folder location to burn C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Temporary burn and delete all the files.

Method 3

Run clean disc of the location (Start) > all programs > Accessories > system tools.

Method 4

If you do not use Hibernation you can save space in the space of hard drive as the amount of RAM installed by turning it off. In the run window, type powercfg.exe off h (spaces note both) and press ENTER. To re-enable type powercfg.exe h and press ENTER.

See the link given below, where the user has had a similar problem.

http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/itprovistasetup/thread/ca7c724b-C9E7-453C-af9f-8836bf118d25

Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.

Concerning

Joel S
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