I've not directly heard of cases, but I'm not sure of many doing it.
How to address disk space issues that are caused by a large Windows
component store (WinSxS) directory:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2795190/en-us
More links from MS regarding WinSxS
On 12/5/2013 9:55 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote:
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?
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Espi
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Susan Bradley <[email protected]
<mailto:[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
<http://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]>
<mailto:[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]>
<mailto:[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
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