been looking for weeks, and it does not look like there is a way to cleanup the winsxs folder? buy more disk? seriously?

have you seen this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2795190 joscon has written a lot about this topic. "are you checking the pie?"Don (Please take a moment to "Vote as Helpful" and/or "Mark as Answer", where applicable. This helps the community, keeps the forums tidy, and recognises useful contributions. Thanks!)