On Tue, 26 May 2009, Sisyphus wrote: "Jan Dubois" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can actually install different versions of MSVCR80.dll on the > > same machine; they go into different directories under > > C:\Windows\WinSxS (the side-by-side installation directory). > > That's one helluva directory on my machine: 13 GB 14,121 folders > 51,537 files > > Is that normal ?
It is normal if you are running Vista or 2008 Server, in which case this tree contains every single file of the OS (including the components that have not been "installed"). All other "installed" files are really just NTFS hardlinks into this tree. You'll notice that you can install IIS or other optional components without having to reinsert your original media; all the files are already inside the "component store" on your disk. Be prepared that this directory will continue to grow: any Windows update, any service pack etc will only add files to this tree. No update/upgrade operation will ever remove an old version of a component from WinSxS. If you are running Windows XP however then the directory should be much smaller; typically less than 100MB, depending of which Microsoft libraries you have installed, as XP doesn't use the new component architecture itself. Cheers, -Jan _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
