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SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool
How to Use the Vista SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool
Published by Brink
03-27-2008

How to Use the Vista SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

INFO: This will show you how to run the Vista SP1 Cleanup tool to permanently remove the backed up files replaced or removed during the installion of the Vista SP1 to gain more hard drive space.

WARNING: Running the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Disk Clean-up tool permanently removes the ability to uninstall the Vista SP1. Do not run this tool unless you have no plans of uninstalling the Vista SP1 and just want to save or regain hard drive space. The only option to remove the SP1 after using this tool is to do a clean install of Vista.

NOTE: The Vista SP1 disk cleanup tool gave me back 1.6 GB on my hard drive. This amount will vary on each computer. To see how much space you recover, make a note of how much free space you have on the C:/ drive in Computer before and after you run the SP1 Cleanup Tool.

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Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type cmd (See screenshot below)
3. Right click on cmd (at top) and click on Run as administrator.
NOTE: This opens a elevated command prompt.

cmd_Start_Menu.jpg

4. Click Continue button for UAC prompt.
5. In the command prompt, type vsp1cln.exe and then press Enter. (See screenshot below)
6. Type Y when you see Would you like to continue? and press Enter.
NOTE: Tying N will cancel running the Vista SP1 disk cleanup tool. You can also just close the command prompt window to cancel to.

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7. It will take a little bit to finish. When it is finished, you will see the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Disk Clean-up completed message. (See screenshot above)


That's it,
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Re: SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

I tried to uninstall sp1, which it would not. Read on a page somewhere that it contains a kernel update is why it wouldn't? Then again, I have no need to uninstall it, but I dislike junk/clutter on any of my HD's, so thank you.

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Your welcome Jerry. I hate wasting space to. Especially when it is over 1 GB.

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Hi Shawn

Thanks for that mate.

Tell me, is there a similar procedure for deleting all the backup files that accumulate from installing Hotfixes, Security Updates etc. through Windows Update? Please advise.

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Sorry Neil, but all I can find is how to remove the Windows Update backup files in XP and not in Vista. It will not work for Vista.


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Thanks for checking it out Shawn. I'll try to find out from TuneUp Software and if I get anywhere I'll let everyone know. I know when I ran their cleanup utility previously it deleted something like 3,500 backup files.

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Brill, worked for me clear 2 gig !
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Your welcome Steve, that's great to hear.

I'm getting jealous. Everyone is reporting that they are gettin more space recovered than I did. I even had someone report that they got nearly 9 GB recovered. Maybe I just keep a cleaner house. LOL Yeah, that's it.

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Your welcome Steve, that's great to hear.

I'm getting jealous. Everyone is reporting that they are gettin more space recovered than I did. I even had someone report that they got nearly 9 GB recovered. Maybe I just keep a cleaner house. LOL Yeah, that's it.
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LOL Steve. Could be. I'm always deleting things.

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