What is WINSXS for?

[mm]

I found a WINSXS folder in my winxp home Windows folder. It has lots
of subfolders though they are not very big.

Everything I've found so far ties winsxs to Vista, but this isn't
Vista.

The latest folder has 3 .dll's is from 3 days ago, and before that
there are about 30 from 5 scattered dates in 2009. They all have
various numbers of .dll's in them.

What is this for?

Should I/can I delete all this stuff?

If I delete too much of it, will the system recreate the essential
parts?

Can I at least delete it from the clone I want to make for the new
computer?

 

[mm]

I found some more links that explain it, so still interested but I
guess I can't delete it.

 

[Daave]

I found a WINSXS folder in my winxp home Windows folder. It has lots
of subfolders though they are not very big.

Everything I've found so far ties winsxs to Vista, but this isn't
Vista.

The latest folder has 3 .dll's is from 3 days ago, and before that
there are about 30 from 5 scattered dates in 2009. They all have
various numbers of .dll's in them.

What is this for?

Should I/can I delete all this stuff?

If I delete too much of it, will the system recreate the essential
parts?

Can I at least delete it from the clone I want to make for the new
computer?

See:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...xp"+-vista+winsxs&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I don't think you should delete this!

 

[mm]

See:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...xp"+-vista+winsxs&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I don't think you should delete this!

Okay. I am chastened.

Thanks.

 

[Tester]

Let me give you one trick you should always try:

1) If you want to delete any folders from your system, then the best
thing to do isto follow a two way process:
a) First always rename those folders to something else: e.g. WINSXS
BECOMES WINSXS_OLD;

b) Keep those folders renamed for about a week to see if you experience
any problems with the system

c) After about one week, if you saw no adverse effect to the system then
you know that those folders are completely useless and can safely be
deleted.

As far as I know, WINSXS plays no part in modern computers and operating
systems unless you have computers of pentium 4 or before. I don't have
these folders on my system.

Hope this helps.

 

[mm]

Let me give you one trick you should always try:

1) If you want to delete any folders from your system, then the best
thing to do isto follow a two way process:
a) First always rename those folders to something else: e.g. WINSXS
BECOMES WINSXS_OLD;

b) Keep those folders renamed for about a week to see if you experience
any problems with the system

c) After about one week, if you saw no adverse effect to the system then
you know that those folders are completely useless and can safely be
deleted.

As far as I know, WINSXS plays no part in modern computers and operating
systems unless you have computers of pentium 4 or before. I don't have
these folders on my system.

Hope this helps.

Yes, good ideas. Thanks.