Do you need all these files in C: \ Windows

The Windows XP folder occupies 2309 MB on my machine. It became interesting - is it really necessary for all this good, especially considering that RAM is 10 times less, and it’s not so much that it swaps :-) I did not notice the addition of the functional, but the brakes were increased.



I have set the Mark Processor Process Monitor program to monitor any calls to the file system since the next boot. After the reboot, I launched the browser, watched the video on YouTube, a couple of rounds at the COP, launched the torrents, watched the movie - it took 15 minutes. Analyzed the log.



It turned out that during my session were used:

- 7% of regular files by volume or

- 4% by number.

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I wonder if, when the function is done, the missing or damaged distribution files will be downloaded from the MS server ...

Tech info

All sub-accounts were without directories, of course, and only for the Windows folder — I was not interested in other system locations.



Help system. She is two months old, she speaks English, has experienced a fleeting installation of MS Office Outlook, she is constantly learning to update, having independently traveled during this time from the lowest levels (SP0) to SP3. Temp I cleaned it.



Accessed files: 178 mb / 559 files

All files: 2309 mb / 12800 files / 829 folders



Most likely PM is not catching events from the very, very beginning, and something was missed after all. Therefore, for the experts I cite the files with which the log began:

smss.exe

ntdll.dll

autochk.exe

bootstat.dat

sfcfiles.dll

advapi32.dll

comdlg32.dll

gdi32.dll

Process Monitor

technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

For such experiments you need at least an NTFS partition.