dllcache is 447MB!

[Dancin' Fool]

With a lot of installing and reinstalling programs, I notice my dllcache in
System32 has grown to a bulky 447MB.

My question: To save disk space, could I burn the dllcache folder contents
to a CD-RW (regularly updated with new inclusions) and delete the folders
contents? Are there some .dll backups which need to be there all the time?
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[null]

Dancin' Fool wrote:
> With a lot of installing and reinstalling programs, I notice my dllcache in
> System32 has grown to a bulky 447MB.
>
> My question: To save disk space, could I burn the dllcache folder contents
> to a CD-RW (regularly updated with new inclusions) and delete the folders
> contents? Are there some .dll backups which need to be there all the time?
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> The Dancin' Fool
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What you could do, is go to a command prompt and type:

sfc /purgecache

However, you will need the Windows XP CD to reinstall the protected
system files to the dllcache folder. Do not run /purgecache if you don't
have that CD!

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All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

[Dancin' Fool]

"null" > wrote in message ...
> Dancin' Fool wrote:
> > With a lot of installing and reinstalling programs, I notice my dllcache
in
> > System32 has grown to a bulky 447MB.
> >
> > My question: To save disk space, could I burn the dllcache folder
contents
> > to a CD-RW (regularly updated with new inclusions) and delete the
folders
> > contents? Are there some .dll backups which need to be there all the
time?
> > --
> > The Dancin' Fool
> > Replies to the group, please.
> > Remove my CLOGS to email.
> >
> >
> >
>
> What you could do, is go to a command prompt and type:
>
> sfc /purgecache
>
> However, you will need the Windows XP CD to reinstall the protected
> system files to the dllcache folder. Do not run /purgecache if you don't
> have that CD!
>
> --
> -the small one
>
> All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
> Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
> making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
> system.
>

Fast reply, null, thanks!
I DO have my original Windows XP Pro CD, but it is pre-SP1 (I never
slipstreamed it). Thus I think I'll lose all of the Microsoft updates to SP1
I've done on the Website. Is this true?

Another question. I've used SFC once before on XP. Will it automatically
launch to replace the protected system files from CD if I use the command
sfc /purgecache? Thanks.
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