I just found this tip online for removing the "junk" from your hard drive after Vista Service Pack 1 was installed. I ran it on my Vista Home Basic laptop, it took 1-2 min and saved another ~0.8gb (after I have run ccleaner many times).
The tip was found at http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/f...unk-files/2641/ and required the running of the file vsp1cln.exe (i.e. Vista SP1 Clean dot exe)
N.B. I don't have Vista SP2 installed on my laptop. When I tried this on my desktop which is running Vista Home Premium with SP2 the file was not present. and I was unable to clean these files.
I just wondered whether Piriform could add this to a future version of CCleaner?
Now, let me have a look to see if there is a similar clean up for SP2.
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Vista Service Pack 1 removal utility (vsp1cln.exe)
Started by simon255, Aug 11 2009 12:57 PM
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Posted 11 August 2009 - 04:05 PM
I don't think it's advisable to have OS specific tools in CCleaner. 
That utility is probably made by Microsoft. Let it be like that.
That utility is probably made by Microsoft. Let it be like that.
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Posted 11 August 2009 - 04:41 PM
Would agree with Ishan on this.
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Posted 11 August 2009 - 05:34 PM
simon255, on Aug 11 2009, 02:57 PM, said:
Now, let me have a look to see if there is a similar clean up for SP2.
As for "OS specific clean tools" I have to disagree, CCleaner already has an option to clean hotfix uninstallers on XP, and an option to run vsp1cln/compcln would be its Vista counterpart. There are a lot more people already familiar with CCleaner than those who know how to run some obscure command-line program.
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Posted 11 August 2009 - 11:59 PM
From my understanding, that will make the SP's permanent. I see enough users on this forum get themselves into trouble cleaning the most trival of things.
Removing Hotfix uninstallers is different from executing a tool thats packaged with the SP. Im with Hazel & ishan.
Removing Hotfix uninstallers is different from executing a tool thats packaged with the SP. Im with Hazel & ishan.
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Disk4mat, on Aug 11 2009, 05:59 PM, said:
From my understanding, that will make the SP's permanent. I see enough users on this forum get themselves into trouble cleaning the most trival of things.
Removing Hotfix uninstallers is different from executing a tool thats packaged with the SP. Im with Hazel & ishan.
Removing Hotfix uninstallers is different from executing a tool thats packaged with the SP. Im with Hazel & ishan.
I think removing hotfix uninstallers is the less safe option than vsp1cln /compcln
So, you're removing the hotfix uninstaller directories with ccleaner? so you go to uninstall a hotfix via add/remove and it just errors? Whereas these two utilities possibly clean up after themselves a bit better.
