WinSxS

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> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:28 AM Bill Ridgeway wrote:

> I have just found a folder C:\Windows\WinSxS. It has only just been created.
> Any ideas what this is for please?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bill Ridgeway


>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:50 AM Alan Edwards wrote:

>> Try here:
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224.aspx
>>
>> ...Alan
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:52 -0000, in
>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, "Bill Ridgeway"
>> wrote:
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS 

I expect that you are using Win7 or Vista and NOT XP - and this group is
for Windows XP New Users - like the address of the group says!

However, as far as I know, the WinSxS folder is a normal and essential part
of the operating system on Vista / Win7 machines and removed, Windows will
no longer function. So leave it alone.

I found this in 30 seconds by googling it - you should try it some time.
http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs...rectory

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.




"nizar atas" wrote in message

> yes
>
>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:28 AM Bill Ridgeway wrote:
>
>> I have just found a folder C:\Windows\WinSxS. It has only just been
>> created.
>> Any ideas what this is for please?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Ridgeway
>
>
>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:50 AM Alan Edwards wrote:
>
>>> Try here:
>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224.aspx
>>>
>>> ...Alan
>>> --
>>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:52 -0000, in
>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, "Bill Ridgeway"
>>> wrote:
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS 

Replying to a post from 2007? What an idiot.

On 4/1/2011 5:05 AM, nizar atas wrote:
> yes
>
>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:28 AM Bill Ridgeway wrote:
>
>> I have just found a folder C:\Windows\WinSxS. It has only just been created.
>> Any ideas what this is for please?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Ridgeway
>
>
>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:50 AM Alan Edwards wrote:
>
>>> Try here:
>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224.aspx
>>>
>>> ...Alan
>>> --
>>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:52 -0000, in
>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, "Bill Ridgeway"
>>> wrote:
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS 

Replying to a reply that was replying to a post from 2007? You're an idiot.
On 4/1/2011 5:27 AM, Tim Meddick wrote:
> I expect that you are using Win7 or Vista and NOT XP - and this group is
> for Windows XP New Users - like the address of the group says!
>
> However, as far as I know, the WinSxS folder is a normal and essential
> part of the operating system on Vista / Win7 machines and removed,
> Windows will no longer function. So leave it alone.
>
> I found this in 30 seconds by googling it - you should try it some time.
> http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs...rectory
>
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.
>
>
>
>
> "nizar atas" wrote in message
>
>> yes
>>
>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:28 AM Bill Ridgeway wrote:
>>
>>> I have just found a folder C:\Windows\WinSxS. It has only just been
>>> created.
>>> Any ideas what this is for please?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Bill Ridgeway
>>
>>
>>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:50 AM Alan Edwards wrote:
>>
>>>> Try here:
>>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224.aspx
>>>>
>>>> ...Alan
>>>> --
>>>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>>>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:52 -0000, in
>>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, "Bill Ridgeway"
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS 

I do apologize for my lst post, the WinSxS folder IS part of WinXP after
all, it was just that when researching online, the information I was
reading applied to Win7 / Vista.

But the warning still applies - The WinSxS folder (Side-by-Side Assemblies)
holds vital information relating various binaries to various internal
components, and under *no* circumstances should it be modifies or deleted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_XP#Side-by-side_....xS.29_a

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS 

Not as big an idiot as the guy that I replied to.

But if someone does happen to reply to a very old post (not good practice),
then the damage has been done and I then see it as legitimate to respond to
the responder.....

......as you seem to be doing.

Any new posts will be searchable in Google after a time, and anyone wanting
information on the topic will pick up on any replies.

So, in the end, even if such accidents happen, it's not all in vein.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.




"Jack Toff" wrote in message

> Replying to a reply that was replying to a post from 2007? You're an
> idiot.
> On 4/1/2011 5:27 AM, Tim Meddick wrote:
>> I expect that you are using Win7 or Vista and NOT XP - and this group is
>> for Windows XP New Users - like the address of the group says!
>>
>> However, as far as I know, the WinSxS folder is a normal and essential
>> part of the operating system on Vista / Win7 machines and removed,
>> Windows will no longer function. So leave it alone.
>>
>> I found this in 30 seconds by googling it - you should try it some time.
>> http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs...rectory
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "nizar atas" wrote in message
>>
>>> yes
>>>
>>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:28 AM Bill Ridgeway wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have just found a folder C:\Windows\WinSxS. It has only just been
>>>> created.
>>>> Any ideas what this is for please?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Ridgeway
>>>
>>>
>>>>> On Friday, December 07, 2007 4:50 AM Alan Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Try here:
>>>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>> ...Alan
>>>>> --
>>>>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>>>>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:52 -0000, in
>>>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, "Bill Ridgeway"
>>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
 >> Stay informed about: WinSxS