Reclaim up to 800M once you are sure you’ll keep Vista SP1…

Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com

In last week’s edition of the Windows Vista Report, I showed you step-by-step how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1. When you install Vista SP1, the installation procedure leaves all of the pre-SP1 files on your system in case you need to uninstall it. In fact, you can find SP1 listed in Programs and Features on the Installed Updates page, as shown in Figure A.

Figure A

Having the ability to uninstall SP1 can cost as much as 800 MB of hard disk space.

As you can imagine, these files, which are required to allow you to uninstall SP1 and revert back to the original version, can take up a large amount of hard disk space. In fact, the files can take as much as much as 800MB.

However, if you are positive that you want to stick with Vista SP1, you can remove all the leftover files and reclaim some valuable disk space by using the SP1 Files Removal Tool. Fortunately, this tool is automatically installed on your system as a part of the SP1 upgrade procedure.

In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, I’ll show you how to use the SP1 Files Removal Tool. Let’s take a look.