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Column Getting Rid of Pre-SP1 Files on Vista I installed Windows Vista SP1 and noticed that there are hundreds of megabytes of old files that are sitting on my computer. How can I get rid of them? by Zubair Alexander 2/4/2009 -- When you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), it leaves up to 800MB of pre-SP1 files on your computer. These files are used in case you need to uninstall SP1, which is listed as a program in Add or Remove Programs. Vista SP1 includes a Files Removal Tool (VSP1CLN.exe) located in the Windows\Sytem32 folder. This is a command-line tool that will let to gain some disk space by deleting the archived files. The toll uses the following arguments: VSP1CLN.exe [/h] | [/o: Offline_Windows_directory_path] [/quiet] [/verbose] Where /h can be used to get help, /o is used when the archive files are in an offline image, /quiet runs in quiet mode without providing any console output, and /verbose provides additional diagnostics information. You need to be careful when you run this tool and make sure that you have absolutely no issues with SP1. Once you use the tool to remove the files, you won't be able to uninstall SP1 from your computer. Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP is the founder of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting business. His experience covers a wide range of spectrum: trainer, consultant, systems administrator, security architect, network engineer, author, technical editor, college instructor and public speaker. Zubair holds more than 25 technical certifications and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be reached at . |
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