[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducing

[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingWed 9 Jul 2014 - 11:22

winterstorm2050 wrote:

1) The best solution is to recreate your entire WinReducer folder ! To restart from the beginning ...

EDIT : I added a link named "Read these Important Installation Instructions" on all website download page (on top of the each "Download" button) to simply explain, with screenshots, how you need to do !

2) KRX, are you able to test this build for your Expert winsxs cleanup troubles, and let me know, thank you !

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no it didnt work (i need to say removing step by step i.e. first features than components etc works sometimes, but removing everything at once i get this problem)

it looks like at boot.wim it didnt remove anything from WinSxS. There are still 1209 folders in it.

at install.wim there is an folder at the root (next to Windows folder etc) named EXPERIMENTAL and in it there are all the files that need to be at WinSxS.
and at WinSxS there are 3 folder:

amd64_microsoft-windows-p..ndprintui.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_85f6c12b845befb7
x86_microsoft-windows-d..andgroups.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_6a84c19c1214b4c6
x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_68d7339533b16ed1

so maybe its an permission problem? because this 3 folders could be removed ?

hey winter,

i just tried again version 2.99.6.0 (downloaded from the mainpage) and at install.wim And boot.wim the "EXPERIMENTAL" folder moved from "%root%" to "%root%\Windows\WinSxS\"

next to this Experimental folder there where some other folders:

install.wim:
amd64_microsoft-windows-t..tivexcore.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_de-de_28f6e087ae3fd202

amd64_microsoft-windows-m..river-rll.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_0dfed573cd5e3dc0

amd64_microsoft-windows-m..qlxml-rll.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_a6c4485b2cd53f58

boot.wim:

x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_de-de_6b08475d309ff26b

tested on win7 x64 pro N

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingTue 5 Aug 2014 - 20:42

hey i tested it with version 3.0 RC

after reducing the winsxs folder and compressing the winsxs folder looks like that

[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducing Ibdhm6ub

[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducing Ibdhm6ub

the winsxs folder contains still 1 folder that can be deleted. an next to the windows, user etc folders, "*mount_path*\EXPERIMENTAL" is still present.

after winreducer is finished, the files are still at "*mount_path*\EXPERIMENTAL\"

the winsxs folder at boot.wim still contains ALL folders

it looks like @install.wim, winreducer forgets or cant delete all folders that are not needed at winsxs, and than something fails to copy the correct folders from EXPERIMENTAL to winsxs

EDIT:

it also compressed that one folder shown on the picture, the folders at EXPERIMENTAL arent compressed

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingMon 8 Sep 2014 - 21:08

hey i tried version v3.00 (RC5)

and now i dont have any EXPERIMENTAL folder. and at winsxs (install.wim) are the following folders:

amd64_microsoft-windows-m..river-rll.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_0dfed573cd5e3dc0
amd64_microsoft-windows-p..orkclient.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_6c912f2ae1832375
amd64_microsoft-windows-w..ion-video.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_ffef95fee4175484
amd64_microsoft-windows-w..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_774124d428119f08
x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_68d7339533b16ed1
x86_microsoft-windows-f..utilities.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_da4ff74e42f8a6e5
x86_microsoft-windows-m..demanager.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_603dad64e48eb10d
x86_microsoft-windows-m..river-rll.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_de-de_b1e039f01500cc8a

but the folders which are needed are not there, so i get an error when installing.

and at boot.wim there are still ALL folders left.

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingSun 14 Sep 2014 - 14:21

hey winter.

i dont know if it is related to this"bug"

https://winreducer.forumotion.com/t814-removed-components-are-still-shown-in-winreducer

but when useing this option now with version RC5 the experimental folder moved to

C:\Users\KrX\Desktop\WinReducer70\WORK\MOUNT\EXPERIMENTAL

and at the WinSxS folder there are still 3 folders left.

but now when i copy the content of the experimental folder to winsxs i get this error during installation

[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducing Ylwib5wv

[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducing Ylwib5wv

also is something new. the experimental folder contains a lot of reg files now. but the regkeys look like that:

"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\WR8_Software\....."

it seems the reg files should be for windows 8.1 or? (WR8_Software)

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingTue 16 Sep 2014 - 16:58

Yes, I discover a big bug with your last post (.reg) so it will be solved in the RC6 ! I don't think that solved your initial trouble but who knows ... Smile

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingWed 17 Sep 2014 - 18:07

SOLVED IN v3.00 (RC6) !

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingThu 18 Sep 2014 - 18:39

NOOOOO

all folders are again at EXPERIMENTAL.....

i will try something and report later

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingThu 18 Sep 2014 - 20:30

Just an information : I've successfully created a "WinReducer x86 ISO" with a size of 441 Mb ! And installation has reached : 1.05 Gb !

And the work is not finished !

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingThu 18 Sep 2014 - 22:46

i dont know if i posted it earlier. but i get the feeling that it always happens when i want to remove everything at once or some components together with this option.

when i just use this option + compression it works (need to test it further)

Re: [SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingSun 19 Oct 2014 - 0:39

definitely solved, tried a lot of times now and each time it didnt happen again Wink

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description[SOLVED] WinSxS folder (EXPERIMENTAL) after reducingWed 9 Jul 2014 - 11:22

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