Hi Susan! While you're here, and this doesn't relate to patch-management directly - do you know of any negative repercussions to compressing parts of, if not all of the WinSXS folder structure?
-- Espi On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Susan Bradley <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to mention if the WinSXS folder is not cleaned up in the manner that > Windows wants it to be cleaned up you can render your machine unpatchable > and be facing a repair install (at best) and total rebuild at worst. > > 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 > http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2009/06/12/why- > is-the-windows-winsxs-directory-so-large.aspx > > Even if it's not malware, I would not be using a tool that isn't blessed > and supported by Mothership Redmond. > (lurker on the list/listmom on Patch management.org where there's enough > patching pain caused by update without inflicting more on yourself) > > > On 12/5/2013 9:14 AM, Richard Stovall wrote: > >> Does Amit still have his world-renowned malware testing lab? Maybe he >> could check it out for us. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Fellow list members: Poster of the below has never posted to this >> list before. This is, at best, spam. Software may even be a trojan >> horse. >> >> OP: If you are legit, my apologies, but this behavior is highly >> suspicious. >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Arma Rayo <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > A lot of people are having frustration with WinSxs folder and >> especially >> > with it's ever-growing size. >> > >> > MS has released an update to Disk Cleanup that can help to >> reduce the size >> > of the folder by removing SP backups and it's backups. >> > >> > However for many this is not enough. >> > >> > A Chinese based coder group has launched a tool called >> > >> > The Windows Update Clean Tool >> > >> > PIC >> > http://ejie.me/images/win_upd_clean.png >> > >> > The tool is very careful and precise and only deletes what is >> safe to >> > delete. It also links/junctions old deleted items to the latest >> ones. Be >> > noted that cleaning WinSxs with this tool: Rolling back Windows >> Updates >> > isn't possible. >> > >> > Always use the latest version, DOWNLOAD link here: >> > http://www.chuyusoft.com/thread-274-1-1.html >> > >> > CHEERS >> >> >> >> > -- > Got your CryptoLocker prevention in place? > http://www.thirdtier.net/2013/10/cryptolocker-prevention-kit-updates/ > > > >
