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[whs]

Dave, the winsxs is only an inventory of a lot of other folders. It in itself is very small. But it points mostely to the .dlls that you collect every time you install a program. And when you uninstall the program, the .dlls stay.

 

[01101001]

the winsxs is only an inventory of a lot of other folders. It in itself is very small. But it points mostely to the .dlls that you collect every time you install a program. And when you uninstall the program, the .dlls stay

With all due respect and not to be contrary ... this is innaccurate.

The winsxs folder is actually a component store and not a container for links to files. It IS a large folder and its size is not
fantom. The side-by-side system was developed to alleviate the 'dll hell' which was so common in earlier versions of
Windows..

On my system the 'size on disk' is 5.77 GB (6,197,186,560 bytes) & it contains 39,985 Files, 10,094 Folders. These are actual
Gbs, actual files and actual folders.

Much has been questioned and written about this folder but one of the most comprehensive explanations I have read was in a
post written by Joseph Conway (Senior Support Escalation Engineer - Microsoft Enterprise Platforms Support).

In part it reads:

"All of the components in the operating system are found in the WinSxS folder – in fact we call this location the component store. Each component has a unique name that includes the version, language, and processor architecture that it was built for. The WinSxS folder is the only location that the component is found on the system, all other instances of the files that you see on the system are “projected” by hard linking from the component store. Let me repeat that last point – there is only one instance (or full data copy) of each version of each file in the OS, and that instance is located in the WinSxS folder. So looked at from that perspective, the WinSxS folder is really the entirety of the whole OS, referred to as a "flat" in down-level operating systems. This also accounts for why you will no longer be prompted for media when running operations such as System File Checker (SFC), or when installing additional features and roles."

The comments were posted at >http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/590216-large-winsxs-folder/page__st__15< . Scroll down to
post #25.

Many thanks to Mr. Conroy for explaining the mysteries of the WinSXS folder!

 

[0pp9iuy]

Crucial C300 128GB SSD SATA III

 

[Dave76]

Just got my new Intel X25-M G2 120GB with a fresh install of Win7.

 

[Wordsworth]

Your numbers are slightly better than mine with the same drive, different drivers (msahci vs. iaStor) perhaps the difference.

 

[Dave76]

Have seen the iaStor drivers do a little better, I'm sure the 13 points wouldn't be noticeable.

 

[essenbe]

Dave, is that the latest firmware?

 

[Dave76]

Yes, latest firmware was on the drive, 2CV102M3.

 

[whs]

This is an interesting article on SSD data security - worth reading, SSD security: the worst of all worlds | ZDNet

 

[LTR]

Wow suddenly set up just doesn't seem as quick. I have a sony vaio z series. a small light 13.3in laptop. I have 2 samsung SSDs with a RAID0 but they are only 1.8in drives so I wonder if thats why they don't perform as well.

 

[uDraft]

New computer built Dec. 2010, Windows 7 Vertex 2 120gb, plus RAID1 DigiRaptors. I moved the connector from GSATA2 to SATA2 and more than doubled my speed. Now I'm wondering if it would run faster on the GSATA3 port (GA-X58-UD3R rev.2 board). How do you folks get those incredible Read speads?

 

[fseal]

How do you folks get those incredible Read speads?

AHCI mode?

 

[sygnus21]

This is an interesting article on SSD data security - worth reading, SSD security: the worst of all worlds | ZDNet

I found this article very interesting. Thanks for posting.

 

[whs]

This is an interesting article on SSD data security - worth reading, SSD security: the worst of all worlds | ZDNet

I found this article very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Yeah, with every upside there is a downside. I guess when we retire the SSDs, we'll have to put them under a steamroller.

 

[Shootist]

So after reading parts of this thread what is the consensus on which SSD to buy?

Intel or some other brand.

I'm thinking of getting a 120GB model. Is Intel coming out with a new Gen 3 unit or are they already out.

 

[essenbe]

I believe Intel's G3 is already out.

Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

[Shootist]

I believe Intel's G3 is already out.

Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thanks that is just what I ordered.

 

[Dave76]

Good choice, Intel makes a reliable drive.

Read up on SSDs and let us know if you have any questions.

 

[whs]

I believe Intel's G3 is already out.

Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thanks that is just what I ordered.

Once you get to the installation and OS transfer part, my little guide may be handy: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

 

[Shootist]

I believe Intel's G3 is already out.

Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thanks that is just what I ordered.

Once you get to the installation and OS transfer part, my little guide may be handy: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

Thanks

Reading through the first part of your tutorial I get the impression that what i was think of doing may not work.
What I want to do is take a image of my current BOOT drive that has the OS/Sys Reserve in 2 partitions and a third partition, D, that holds most of my program files, some are on the C partition, and main data files, My Docs/email files and the like, and just Image the SSD with it. Right now the C partition is 80+GBs with only 24+/- used and the D partition is 149GBs with only about 5GBs used. So After I image the SSD I would have a 80+GB partition and a 40-GB partition. I would then resize the C partition to approximately 60GB and include the leftover into the D partition. I have both Acronis TI 2011 and Disk Director 11 to do all this.
The image I will create/make for the transfer will be a Bit by Bit image (I think that is what they call it)
I have done things this before but with spinning HDD and never had any problems.
Is what I plan on doing possible?

Thanks

(Now back to reading)