More on shrinking Windows’ huge WinSxS folder

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	LANGALIST PLUS More on shrinking Windows’ huge WinSxS folder
	By Fred Langa Each version of Windows has its own best way of reducing the clutter. I previously answered a reader’s question about Win7’s WinSxS. Here’s what to do on other Windows versions.

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In any case, the correct path is:
C:WindowsSystem32DISM
The Web version of the file has now been corrected. Again, sorry!

The web page of the original article has been corrected incorrectly and now says C:WindowsSystem32DISM

Bruce

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The incorrect correction has been corrected (BADLY!)

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In Win7 64 – get error 87 The online/clean-up/cleanup-image/spsuperseded option is unknown. It does run Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool Ver 6.1.7600.16385

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In Win7 64 – get error 87 The online/clean-up/cleanup-image/spsuperseded option is unknown. It does run Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool Ver 6.1.7600.16385

There should be a space before each of those three option switches (i.e., a space before each forward slash):

C:WindowsSystem32DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /SpSuperseded

(not C:WindowsSystem32DISM /online/Cleanup-Image/SpSuperseded)

It was correct in the email newsletter but was yet another epic fail for text formatting [/SIZE][/FONT]in the newsletter archive web page version.

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