The Windows installation directory is increasing in size over time. One of the main reasons for this behavior are dll files that get installed with software programs. Some of these software programs do not offer a clean uninstall that removes the dll files from the Windows directory during the removal of the application. Another reason [...]
Remove old dll files from your system
The uninstallation of files does not always seem to work as intended on Windows XP, it is no secret that the system folder grows over time. If you delete a program directory by hand for example all dll files in the system directory remain where they are. There is also the case where you want to uninstall a program and a window pops up asking wether you want to delete a driver which could be used by other programs as well.
