Less services running => less resources being used…?
That’s SP3 in a nutshell, it does put junk on the Windows shell…
But I know nothing about an SP3 folder, where did you find it? What’s in the folder?
Some things that “are in use” by Windows are difficult to track. If you can’t terminate any process that seems to use the file, it may work to delete in in safe mode. E.g. I had to go into safe mode to delete the wbem folder in system32. Of course you are aware of the risks of deleting stuff that Windows won’t let you delete in normal mode. ;D
BTW, I guess there are many things you can’t delete unless you have disabled SFC. If SFC is disabled you can delete almost anything. I have SFC disabled. Don’t need Windows protection, Defense+ is enough for me. :-TU
I completely agree on this, although Bold Fortune thinks manual removal is the only way to go - he would never use nLite…
I suppose i could of just integrated sp3 into my first nlite cd,but seeing as this is really my first go at making windows a little more compact im gonna take it step by step. Sorry LA i think im getting muddled up,i meant the C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles which has an i386 file in it.
Ive got 1 folder titled Software Distribution which is >600mb what is the score with that,it seems to have a lot of duplicate entries in it. I sure am learning a lot about the windows shell and whats needed and whats not.I know im a complete learner with regards this so all advise is grateful :-TU
OK, C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles sounds like installation files for service pack(s) in case you wish to uninstall. And the folder Software Distribution is related to Microsoft Update. I don’t remember what’s in it, all I know is that if I had Windows Update functionality left - I would be able to use it without the Software Distribution folder!
Software Distribution can be deleted safely. Legacy of M$ Updates. The next time you run updates, it will be re-created (though with LA and my case where we totally remove auto updates, this might not apply 8)).
I’m interested in comparing the Windows folder with you guys. This is not to show off, but I’m posting a screen shot from Explorer, which shows all folders and files of my Windows folder (except for one hidden folder: “Installer” or whatever it’s called).
The reason why I ask is that I’d like to see if you have removed anything that I haven’t, like InstFunc.exe and InstFunc.dll - I haven’t looked up what they are for. ???
It’s tempting to remove unvise32.exe, it’s the uninstaller for Bryce 5.5 which I will never uninstall anyway. Also, at the bottom, “_default” and “explorer” looks like ■■■■. Right?
My Windows folder also contains few files, so I would’ve recognized it by now. I’m not at home so I can only guess I don’t have it. I know my work PC doesn’t have it (:SHY)
Hm, OK. Maybe I’ll delete InstFunc.* - gonna look them up first (Bold Fortune and Google).
Also, WMSysPr9.prx looks ■■■■■■. It’s readable in Notepad, seems to be something Windows-Media-Streaming-whatever. Probably something I can delete, possibly with problems to stream WM through the browser (who knows…).
Next topic. Any opinions about the prefetch functionality? I’m using it for booting only. I will take a look to see what people think of prefetch. If it can be considered as unnecessary, the folders “Prefetch” and “Tasks” can be deleted, and the service “Task Scheduler” can be disabled (then I would have 9 services running).
LA, prefetch would probably require a separate thread on its own. I can forsee fanatics jumping in here :o
My own take on it: leave it alone. The default XP settings require Task Scheduler to be on and the registry setting with the value 3 (boot time and application prefetch).
I’ve used the value 2 (boot time only) for a long time, maybe two years. Now I disabled it, disabled the Task Scheduler service and deleted those two folders. Boot time is 2-3 seconds slower. I don’t know which is best; the feeling of less services and folders, or 2-3 seconds of faster boot time… Now I’m down at 9 services (including CFP and Themes), it’s tempting to keep it this way. :-TU
The Windows folder is getting more and more beautiful. :-TU
