Vista SP1 cleanup tool VSP1CLN.EXE

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:24:20 +0000

If you have installed Windows Vista SP1 on top of your first Vista installation and have no plans to uninstall it, you might want to give the following command a try “VSP1CLN.exe”.

The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Files Removal Tool (VSP1CLN.exe) can be used to remove the files that are archived after Windows Vista SP1 is applied. Running this tool is optional.

Installing Windows Vista SP1 increases the amount of disk space that is used by the operating system. This space is used to archive files so that SP1 can be uninstalled. Typically, you should run VSP1CLN.exe if you want to reclaim this disk space after applying SP1 and if you will not need to uninstall SP1.

What is eating my disk size ?

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:14:11 +0000

Today I was testing some OS image within various Virtual Machines and at some stage noticed my available space on the disk became lower and lower. Although after each test i had deleted the VM entirely somehow i must have overlooked one or the other. So where are those BIG files on your local disk that are eating your disk size ?

Well I launched WinDirStat that one had recommended me once, and is really a great tool. WinDirStat provides a graphical overview of your disk, allowing you to quickly identify where the BIG files are that can be deleted to gain space again.

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Vista SP1 cleanup tool VSP1CLN.EXE

What is eating my disk size ?