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Vista Tutorial - SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

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Old 03-27-2008  
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SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

How to Use the Vista SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool


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Old 04-05-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Thanks for the tutorial. Cleared about 2.5gb for me.
Kyle

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Old 04-05-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

You're welcome Kyle. Nice amount cleaned.
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Old 04-05-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Thanks once again Shawn. If my math is correct approx. 1.9 GB free space now
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Old 04-05-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

You're welcome Joe. Not a bad amount.
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Old 04-13-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

hmmm..after i press Y, i get a message saying "Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Disk Clean-up cannot be run on this install."
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Old 04-13-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Hi Drewbot,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

That's strange. What type of Vista do you have installed, retail or OEM?

Did you have any problems installing the SP1?

Anything installed that may be blocking the cleaner from running?

Shawn
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Old 04-13-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

I have Vista Home Premium x86 pre-installed on my Dell laptop. I had no problems installing SP1 via Windows Update when it was released. I can't think of anything that may be preventing the clean-up tool from working...
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Old 04-13-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Drewbot,

I'm not sure why it will not clean the SP1 backups. I ran it on my system again to check if that was it, after I already cleaned them, and it still ran. It just finished really fast since there was nothing there to clean.

You might try booting into Safe Mode and try running this in there. If something is blocking it, it should run in Safe Mode.

Shawn
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Old 05-10-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Hmmm... I must really keep mine clean.. I don't believe I got much of any space reclaimed after running this..~
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Old 05-18-2008  
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

Hey guys, where do I go after I did the cleanup to see how much HD space was recovered?

Casey
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