Thanks s nDOk n, I am off to bed now, however I will read that tomorrow. And just for the record so that nobody will "accuse" me of asking something like: " is it safe to delete the contents of WinSxS?
It has pretty much every version of every important file that your system might need. It gets to be a bit of an overkill, IMO 7. Unless that old drive is stuffed full, it shouldn't have a significant effect on the computer's performance anyway, unless you're moving from a rpm or rpm drive to a rpm drive, or one with more cache.
I regularly tell customers who are often concerned with having "too much stuff" that it doesn't matter if you have the space and you aren't loading it all into the RAM and slowing everything down.
Running too many programs at once slows down a computer, not 2 gigs of photos just sitting around on the HDD. You don't have to tell me space is relatively cheap today. The first hard drive I bought was a 13 gig "monster" and it cost me dollars at the time. It was replacing a 4 gig unit that wasn't big enough to dual boot Windows 98 and Linux comfortably enough for my liking.
Freeman wrote: Not having a computer is even cheaper still. Who said I was doing it? I'm a IT professional, and if I need more space, I purchase it. It's a business expense that pays for itself. That said, I have customers who have very little extra income and need to make do with what they have. It's not stupid to pick up nickels and dimes if there are no dollars to pick up in the first place. If a customer has already paid me for my time, I lose nothing by cleaning up a little bit and gain their appreciation by saving them the cost of a part they can make do without.
Not everyone has a "good job" with a lot of disposable income, and today, a computer has become a necessity for people to have. Please spare me the cries of "they can go to the library. As an aside, in another thread somewhere in the forum, someone pointed out a good reason to clean up system and temp files: if you have an SSD, as they're still more expensive than God for the larger ones.
Linwood wrote: Unless that old drive is stuffed full, it shouldn't have a significant effect on the computer's performance anyway This is patently false. Quote: unless you're moving from a rpm or rpm drive to a rpm drive, or one with more cache. Which is exactly what I said. Quote: I regularly tell customers who are often concerned with having "too much stuff" that it doesn't matter if you have the space and you aren't loading it all into the RAM and slowing everything down.
Also not exactly true. Quote: You don't have to tell me space is relatively cheap today. Am I supposed to be impressed? Is this some kind of appeal to authority? If you were working with drives that long ago, it would seem to me that you should know that what you're saying isn't true. Quote: That said, I have customers who have very little extra income and need to make do with what they have. Linwood wrote: As an aside, in another thread somewhere in the forum, someone pointed out a good reason to clean up system and temp files: if you have an SSD, as they're still more expensive than God for the larger ones.
Something tells me that these customers of yours who can't afford a bigger standard drive aren't rocking SSDs. Linwood wrote: Freeman wrote: Not having a computer is even cheaper still. Yes, what's your point? I provide service in Siskiyou County, CA.
The median income in this county is barely above the U. Federal poverty line. I have a few clients that never see a service charge and receive free computers when I have a spare donation on hand. That does nothing to change the point. I won't waste my time or a clients money engaging in the type of cleanup being discussed here. I'd sooner dig into my boneyard pile and throw a larger used drive at the situation than knock my head against a brick wall trying to bail water out of the ocean with a Dixie Cup.
How so? If they're the same rpm, have the same cache, and have the same interface, how is the new one any faster? What could possibly make an 80 gig disk slower than a 1 tb one, if they are otherwise identical? Unless you're referring to the greater areal density making for shorter seek times, you're full of shit.
If you are in fact referring to that, I concede your point. Freeman: If I'm cleaning up anyway, it really doesn't take any longer to clean up the old service pack files and temp files. I can understand how you feel, though. You're not wrong; I just disagree under certain circumstances. As brodie stated too, there's an OCD element to it as well. Log in. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter Habylab Start date Jul 23, Status Not open for further replies. I only ask because it takes up 6. I could do with more space Well, Can I? Info about Msizap. Programs such as Symantec, may not be able to uninstalled effectively Removing them may and can cause corruptions in future Updating specific installed programs.
Although this will not safe gaurd you from any Programs remaining installed. At your risk! When i type in that Run prompt you gave me, it doesn't work Then a space.
Then G! Also stay with me on this, I have not done it before, but because you are determined, I'll probably learn something new here. Also, you only need to reply here for me to know. Before hand : Click to expand Other parameters may be listed in any order.
This parameter deletes the folders, files, registry subkeys, and registry entries in which Windows Installer stores configuration data, including rollback data and the InProgress registry subkeys for each installation. It also stops the Windows Installer service, deletes published icons icons that offer to install a program , and adjusts shared DLL counts.
Suppresses all confirmation messages. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Read times. Following on from my earlier post on win32k. Total space taken is close to 1GB, ie a serious amount of space, given that my C: drive is almost full. Looking at the MS pages, the updates claim to replace the immediately prior update.
This says to me that I can indeed delete the older versions. Before I do so, I'd appreciate advice from anyone out there with actual knowledge of the situation. But its better to do not delete it as it is an application of Windows. Remove downloaded program files. For example, ActiveX controls and Java applets that are downloaded from the Internet. Empty the Recycle Bin. Remove Windows temporary files. Remove optional Windows components that you are not using.
Remove installed programs that you no longer use. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to TaurArian's post on July 23, I have the cleanup tool
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