The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    SP 2 Cleanup Tool

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by martee, May 28, 2009.

  1. martee

    martee Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    218
    Messages:
    306
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    SP2 clean up tool.

    Who installed SP1 may remember that there was a cleanup tool ( vsp1cln.exe)
    Now there is a tool for SP2 called compcln

    To clean your system after installing SP2 right click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator
    Type compcln and press ENTER in Command Prompt window
    Press y when prompted and ENTER


    Note: once this tool has been run, SP2 can't be removed.
     
    martee, May 28, 2009
    #1
  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

    Reputations:
    14,217
    Messages:
    15,406
    Likes Received:
    87
    Trophy Points:
    466
    Thanks, Martee..this will be useful when I'm ready to move to SP2 (after a clean install) :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', May 28, 2009
    #2
  3. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,400
    Messages:
    3,376
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Remember you are still going to need SP1 in order to install SP2! In case you didn't know, though I'm sure you do! :)
     
    McGrady, May 28, 2009
    #3
  4. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

    Reputations:
    14,217
    Messages:
    15,406
    Likes Received:
    87
    Trophy Points:
    466
    Thanks! And, yes...I'm already on that! :) I'm going to prob's attack this over the weekend!


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', May 28, 2009
    #4
  5. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    432
    Messages:
    1,906
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    compcln is not new d00d, it has always been there, it vista sp1 and sp2 ;)
     
    MaXimus, May 28, 2009
    #5
  6. stanny1

    stanny1 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    152
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    What's a cleanup for? Should one do it?
     
    stanny1, May 28, 2009
    #6
  7. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    432
    Messages:
    1,906
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    it removes all the backup files needed incase you need to uninstall the service pack and revert back. yes one should do it
     
    MaXimus, May 28, 2009
    #7
  8. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    434
    Messages:
    1,034
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    will this free up space..............will it also make a difference in performance or no........... its just routine?........ :confused:
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, May 28, 2009
    #8
  9. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    805
    Messages:
    4,679
    Likes Received:
    12
    Trophy Points:
    106
    It will free up some space, nothing else.
     
    coolguy, May 28, 2009
    #9
  10. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    434
    Messages:
    1,034
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    thanks freeing up space is what i desperately need right now thank u :)
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, May 28, 2009
    #10
  11. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    432
    Messages:
    1,906
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    you're welcome :)
     
    MaXimus, May 29, 2009
    #11
  12. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

    Reputations:
    492
    Messages:
    3,711
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Thanks, I'm going to try it now :p
     
    tuηay, May 29, 2009
    #12