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• How to clean WInSXS folder was updated without having to install on Server 2008 diskcleanup

  My question is possible to manually remove updates without installing diskcleanup on my 2008 R2 Windows server or any other server.  The reason is that they said that install diskcleanup causes the disk compression so I need to find alternative solutions to clean up the disk space.  I recently downloaded TreeSize Pro (freeware) on my Windows 7 computer to test.  The program works well by showing you which files are used, but it seems the Winsxs folder is a good place to start, or maybe it isn't.  I just basically want to delete files on another server of companies without users calling to complain that they lack shortcuts etcs and need a place to start.

  Also is there a way to run speaker program via web or you must have something running on the real server?

  Thank you

  Hi James,

  Welcome to the Microsoft community.

  It is a forum of consumer of Windows. For assistance on issues with Windows Server 2008, you can always post queries on Windows Server forum:

  https://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/WindowsServer/en-us/home?category=WindowsServer

  Feel free to send more requests to Windows.

• What is the perpose of the winsxs folder

  What is the perpose of the winsxs folder

  The WinSxs is the central repository of records for Windows. All installed files are placed in the WinSxS folder, including updated files up-to-date. So, you will have a lot of different versions of each file, allowing you to roll back service packs and Windows updates to a previous state.

  The current version of a file is hardlinked to the appropriate place in the rest of the file system. A hard link is a file name. All files have at least one hard link. Windows system files (usually) have two links in hard, one in WinSxS and one in c:\windows\system32. The two names pointing to the same bytes on the disk.

  As the files have two names, they are counted twice by Solution Explorer, once once of WinSxS and System32.

  There are other uses for it as well. It allows several programs to use different versions of DLLs.

• The winsxs folder takes up half of my hard drive. How can I make it smaller?

  original title: winsxs

  The winsxs folder takes up half of my hard drive. How can I make it smaller? Help, please...

  I am running Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

  Hello

  read the review here by Ronnie Vernon MVP and leave it alone

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itprovistasetup/thread/9411dbaa-69ac-43a1-8915-749670cec8c3

• Problems with VC90 runtimes after deleting the winsxs folder. Installers now may not have write access to the winsxs folder?

  I very much regret to remove winsxs folder. I read that it might be recreated after being deleted and it was, but now VC90 doesn't quite

  A bunch of programs does not start, saying: there is a problem with the 'side by side configuration. Sxstrace using and try to run one of these programs, the analyzed log file shows that it was looking for VC90 manifest files in the folder "winsxs/manifest", which he could not find.

  It was weird because I feel that these manifest files should be created by the setup of the program (this program has been installed after I deleted the winsxs folder).

  Programs that are looking for VC90 during installation will say I did not install and will try to install it, and then fail and leave. I tried to install the runtime myself, but get the following error:

  Product: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x 86 9.0.30729.17 - Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly ' Microsoft.VC90.ATL, version = "9.0.30729.1", publicKeyToken = "1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b", processorArchitecture = "x 86", type ="win32" '. " See Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0 X 80070003. Assembly interface: IAssemblyCache, function: CreateAssemblyCacheItem, component: {AE56AAF5-F3C0-3D4B-8859-A1E50A3E27BF}

  I tried to get windows updates, but that did not fix it. I also tried to install SP2 (currently SP1) but it wouldn't install.

  Could someone help me please?

  Hello CheapSteaks,

  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Forum.

  Click on the following article to see if it helps with your question.
  KB Article ID: 970652 -Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly ' Microsoft.VC90.ATL, version

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• Vista:-winsxs folder is too big

  How to "winsxs" cleaning fees

  You do not touch it!

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itprovistasetup/thread/9411dbaa-69ac-43a1-8915-749670cec8c3

  Read the advice given by Ronnie Vernon MVP in the thread above:

  aviv00

  You posted some very, very bad advice on this Web site that you referenced.

  The WinSxS folder is 'supposed' to have duplicates of files system and other components. It is one of the main reasons that it is created in the first place.

  If you remember "DLL _' where you install software programs that would overwrite files dll system with their own versions and cause other programs to break in the process. It's a huge problem, and the WinSxS folder has been created to solve this problem.

  WinSxS contains several versions of many files so that a program can use whatever version it was created, without worrying about other installed software on the system.

  The removal of duplicates in this folder will have only one result. A complete reinstallation of the operating system and other programs.

  Ronnie Vernon

  Microsoft MVP

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• that winsxs folder can be moved to another partition / secondary hard drive

  Hello

  SINNCE the continuous breeding winsxs folder - can it safely be moved to another partition on the hard drive or a secondary hard drive? -in the affirmative; How?

  Shailesh

  Hello

  SINNCE the continuous breeding winsxs folder - can it safely be moved to another partition on the hard drive or a secondary hard drive? -in the affirmative; How?

  Shailesh

  First of all, read this: http://aspoc.net/archives/2008/11/20/winsxs-disk-space-and-windows-7/ he might change his mind.

  Secondly, yes you can but I (and others) would not recommend it: http://aspoc.net/archives/2008/11/20/winsxs-disk-space-and-windows-7/

• My WinSXS folder has 18 GB

  Hello

  Are all records and files inside my WinSXS folder really necessary? Is it possible to reduce its size without damaging the system? During my first installation of windows, it was not as big as now.

  The WinSXS folder tree is essential to the operation of Windows.  It is maybe not as large as it appears because it includes junctions to other folders of Windows Basic.
  Microsoft has recently come out a fix that allows cleaning of WinSXS. It's the only safe way to do it. See the links below.  (On my computer it cleaned 6 GB).

  The Disk Cleanup Wizard addon allows users to delete the obsolete Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2852386/en-us

  http://securitygarden.blogspot.ca/2013/10/improvement-to-Windows-7-SP1-disk.html

• My winsxs folder is 13 GB and growing. Any chance delete anything in this file?

  My winsxs folder is 13 GB and growing. What can I delete this folder? IE8, Windows 7.

  Hello

  I ask you to not remove the WinSxS folder or its contents. All the files needed for the specific additions, roles, applications will appear in the directory % windir%\WinSxS. The %windir%\WinSxS folder (also referred to as the component store) is used to store all of the installation source files that are required for Windows to address itself and its optional components, which takes the place of the traditional flat media.

  Delete, move or adjust the WinSxS folder will be fatal. New installation of Windows 7 is the only resolution.

  However, you can uninstall programs you do not use. This will help the size of the WinSxS folder. Consult the following link:

  How to solve the problems of disk space that are caused by a large store (WinSxS) component in Windows directory
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2795190

  I hope this information is useful. If you have questions about Windows operating systems, help us on this forum.

• Compressing files for the WinSxS folder

  I wonder why the folder winsxs in Vista and Windows 7 do not use file compression? Due to the nature of the case, it would not affect the performance of the system and would save several gigabytes of disk space.  The only files that can be skipped is the manifest files that are less than 4 KB of size...

  The INF file is very small, I think it wise to use compression for a file on this folder as well :)

  Each regular on NTFS file can be considered be a single 'hardlink' a data element. You can have multiple hard links, which is like having the same file in two places with just the cost of the extra link and not the data. The '. 'and'.. ' directory? A few hard links in the current directory and the directory's parent. WinSxS is full of files that are installed as components, usually of Windows and other Microsoft software. When these recommended "settled" in a given place, what actually happens is that a new link (hard link) is created in the data file. It is one of the reasons why Vista can be installed that on NTFS - it made prolific use of hard links. The physical files has obvious implications - you're not only compressing the installation media, but only copies of the actual files that make up Windows. If you package, part of what you package consists of installed files - or files that you can install later. And Windows (or other applications) do not always provide a compressed file. For example, Vista will choke if you try to install the libraries shared IIS and its XML schema for winsxs files are compressed. They probably check that it still has the read-only attribute and I forgot to allow the presence of other attributes. Personally, I think it's a bug, but whatever it is, there is a risk that you must be aware of. No need to cherish luxuries (cause everythine come and go) even the life you have is borrowed (Cause you are not promised tomorrow)

• Windows Server 2008 SP1: The C:\Windows\winsxs folder consuming 15Gb (!) of disk space.

  It's really annoying because at the time of installation, we thought that 25 GB should be plenty for the drive that contains the operating system only! Now we ran out of disk space on C:! (The only software installed on top of Windows is SQLServer 2008...). We organize this server and it's VERY expensive to get the C drive extended by our provider. So I'm looking for a solution urgently... and I can't seem to find it.

  Three questions:

  1. is there a tool offered by microsoft to reduce the size of this folder?

  2. upgrade to Windows 2008 R2 reduces disk space on C:\Windows\winsxs. In this way we can (temporarily) expand the capacity, perform the upgrade and return to 25 GB.

  3 - is Windows 2008 R2 also having this winsxs 'feature '?

  Kind regards

  Merijn

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/forums-blogs.aspx

  Above link is Server 2008 Forums.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Problems to install FlipShare software/Missing Winsxs folder

  I receive the following error message when you try to intsaller Flipshare:

  "Error writing to the file.  C:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft. VC80. CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.050727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb8f8\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.050727.762_x-ww_6b128700.cat.  Confirm that you have access to this file "."

  I checked the windows file structure and this folder does not exist, and Vista will not let me add it.

  I had a similar problem installation software Adobe reader.

  All ideas

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-Vista/default.aspx

  Windows Vista Compatibility Center

  First thing to do is to check its Vista compatibility at the link above, and if not to see what patches/solutions are available from its manufacturer...

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-compatibility-mode/

  If this is not Vista compatible, read the info on the link above.
  It works for some programs, but not all.

  This applies to software programs, NOT hardware drivers.

  If it's Vista compatible > uninstall it > Re-download/save to your desktop > right click on the setup.exe

  O run as admin.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  It comes with Vista, upgrade install and activate Forum.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistaprograms/threads

  They will help you with your question in Forum Vista programs at the above address.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I have a pending.xml in my winsxs folder file, which prevents my computer to download updates... How do I delete the folder pending?

  My system is vista basic family.

  Hi Neilsarin,

  This fixit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058 should be able to do it for you.

• How can I reduce the size of the winsxs folder currently to 13 GB.

  My partition on the C drive is 40 GB and currently I only 10 GB of space. I'll run out of space in this way. Can someone please.

  You do not have without too much difficulty.  I've seen windows installs who take more than 40 concerts.  You would be best either deleting things you don't use, run the Disk Cleanup Wizard.

  See if there is back ups (restore points) as long as thay can take up tons of space.

• My windows file is 43.3 GB that my winsxs folder is over 36 GB on a hard drive that is Go 46.8

  I am running Winows Vista Home Premium.  I used disk cleanup and deleted programs I don't use, but I can't? Why I can't free up more disk space?

  Is the hard disk or a partition of a hard drive internal that is only 46.8 GB? It is a typical hard drive or a solid sate drive? Y at - it other internal hard drives with disk space available space?

  Have you looked at the system restore points for save disk space?

  A better program of disk cleanup is cCleaner. Delete System Restore points may be important if you have little free disk space. The ability to delete them is one of the tools options. You can selectively remove those created in less important moments.

  cCleaner also comes with a registry tool. Do not use this tool as any registry cleaner could lead to the creation of very difficult to resolve system errors. http://www.CCleaner.com/download