Enable Disk Cleanup on Server 2008 R2 Without Using Add Features

Scenario

You’re running out of space on a computer running Server 2008 R2, but cannot find the Disk Cleanup tool. You know you can add it using Add Features > Desktop Experience, but you just want Disk Cleanup; not the other stuff.

Solution

You need to copy a few files from C:\Windows\winsxs.
Here is a batch script to copy the files to the correct locations, and also pin Disk Cleanup to the Start Menu (using VBScript called PinItem.vbs, shown below):

:: Purpose: Enables Disk Cleanup without using Add Features - Paths specific to Win2008 R2
:: Author: Adam Rush
:: Date: 26/11/2012
:: Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff630161(WS.10).aspx

:: Copy files
copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_c9392808773cd7da\cleanmgr.exe %systemroot%\System32
copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_en-us_b9cb6194b257cc63\cleanmgr.exe.mui %systemroot%\System32\en-US

:: Set vars
set currdir=%~dp0
set cmdpath=%currdir%PinItem.vbs
set apppath=C:\Windows\System32\cleanmgr.exe

:: Call PinItem script
cscript %cmdpath% /item:%apppath%

Here is the PinItem.vbs VBScript code:

' Windows Script Host Sample Script
'
' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Copyright (C) 2009 Microsoft Corporation
'
' You have a royalty-free right to use, modify, reproduce and distribute
' the Sample Application Files (and/or any modified version) in any way
' you find useful, provided that you agree that Microsoft and the author
' have no warranty, obligations or liability for any Sample Application Files.
' ------------------------------------------------------------------------

'********************************************************************
'*
'* File: PinItem.vbs
'* Date: 03/04/2009
'* Version: 1.0.2
'*
'* Main Function: VBScipt to pin an item to the Start Menu or Taskbar
'*
'* Usage: cscript PinItem.vbs /item:
'* [/taskbar] [/?]
'*
'* Copyright (C) 2009 Microsoft Corporation
'*
'* Revisions:
'*
'* 1.0.0 - 04/03/2008 - Created.
'* 1.0.1 - 03/02/2009 - Used Replace in PinItem function to remove "&"
'* from verb.
'* 1.0.2 - 03/04/2009 - Script name was PinToStartMenu.vbs. Added
'* /taskbar switch to pin items to taskbar on
'* Win7.
'*
'********************************************************************
'*****************************************************************************
'* Declare Variables
'*****************************************************************************

Option Explicit
'On Error Resume Next

Dim blnPinned
Dim blnTaskbar

Dim i
Dim intOpMode

Dim objWshShell
Dim objFSO
Dim objShell

Dim strPath
Dim strArguments
Dim strOptionsMessage

' Define constants
Const CONST_ERROR = 0
Const CONST_WSCRIPT = 1
Const CONST_CSCRIPT = 2
Const CONST_SHOW_USAGE = 3
Const CONST_PROCEED = 4
Const CONST_STRING_NOT_FOUND = -1
Const CONST_FOR_READING = 1
Const CONST_FOR_WRITING = 2
Const CONST_FOR_APPENDING = 8
Const CONST_Success = 0
Const CONST_Failure = 1

Const TRISTATE_USE_DEFAULT = -2
Const TRISTATE_TRUE = -1 'Open the file as Unicode.
Const TRISTATE_FALSE = 0 'Open the file as ASCII.

blnTaskbar = False

'*****************************************************************************
'* Create Objects
'*****************************************************************************

Set objWshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
'********************************************************************
'* Check script host exe and parse command line
'********************************************************************

'Get the command line arguments
For i = 0 to Wscript.arguments.count - 1
 ReDim Preserve arrArguments(i)
 arrArguments(i) = Wscript.arguments.item(i)
Next

'Check whether the script is run using CScript
Select Case intChkProgram()
 Case CONST_CSCRIPT
 'Do Nothing
 Case CONST_WSCRIPT
 WScript.Echo "Please run this script using CScript." & vbCRLF & _
 "This can be achieved by" & vbCRLF & _
 "1. Using ""CScript MODIFYUSERS.vbs arguments"" for Windows 95/98 or" & VbCrLf & _
 "2. Changing the default Windows Scripting Host setting to CScript" & vbCRLF & _
 " using ""CScript //H:CScript //S"" and running the script using" & vbCRLF & _
 " ""MODIFYUSERS.vbs arguments"" for Windows NT."
 WScript.Quit
 Case Else
 WScript.Quit
End Select

'Parse the command line
Err.Clear()
intOpMode = intParseCmdLine(arrArguments, strPath, blnTaskbar, strOptionsMessage)

If Err.Number Then
 Wscript.Echo "Error 0X" & CStr(Hex(Err.Number)) & " occurred in parsing the command line."
 If Err.Description <> "" Then
 Wscript.Echo "Error description: " & Err.Description & "."
 End If
 'WScript.quit
End If

Select Case intOpMode
 Case CONST_SHOW_USAGE
 Call ShowUsage()
 WScript.quit
 Case CONST_PROCEED
 'Do nothing.
 Case CONST_ERROR
 WScript.quit
 Case Else
 Wscript.Echo "Error occurred in passing parameters."
End Select
'********************************************************************
'* Main Script
'********************************************************************

WScript.Echo strOptionsMessage

blnPinned = PinItem(strPath, blnTaskbar)
WScript.Echo "Item pinned: " & CStr(blnPinned)

If blnPinned Then
 WScript.Quit(0)
Else
 WScript.Quit(1)
End If
'********************************************************************
'*
'* Function intChkProgram()
'*
'* Purpose: Determines which program is used to run this script.
'*
'* Input: None
'*
'* Returns: intChkProgram is set to one of CONST_ERROR, CONST_WSCRIPT,
'* and CONST_CSCRIPT.
'*
'********************************************************************
Private Function intChkProgram()

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

Dim i
 Dim j
 Dim strFullName
 Dim strCommand

'strFullName should be something like C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\CSCRIPT.EXE
 strFullName = WScript.FullName
 If Err.Number then
 Wscript.Echo "Error 0x" & CStr(Hex(Err.Number)) & " occurred."
 If Err.Description <> "" Then
 Wscript.Echo "Error description: " & Err.Description & "."
 End If
 intChkProgram = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 End If

i = InStr(1, strFullName, ".exe", 1)
 If i = 0 Then
 intChkProgram = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 Else
 j = InStrRev(strFullName, "\", i, 1)
 If j = 0 Then
 intChkProgram = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 Else
 strCommand = Mid(strFullName, j+1, i-j-1)
 Select Case LCase(strCommand)
 Case "cscript"
 intChkProgram = CONST_CSCRIPT
 Case "wscript"
 intChkProgram = CONST_WSCRIPT
 Case Else 'should never happen
 Wscript.Echo "An unexpected program is used to run this script."
 Wscript.Echo "Only CScript.Exe or WScript.Exe can be used to run this script."
 intChkProgram = CONST_ERROR
 End Select
 End If
 End If

End Function
'********************************************************************
'*
'* Function intParseCmdLine()
'*
'* Purpose: Parses the command line.
'*
'* Input: arrArguments An array containing input from the command line
'*
'* Input: strPath Path of exe to pin
'* strOptionsMessage String containing options selected
'*
'* Returns: intParseCmdLine is set to one of CONST_ERROR, CONST_SHOW_USAGE,
'* and CONST_PROCEED.
'*
'********************************************************************
Private Function intParseCmdLine(arrArguments, strPath, blnTaskbar, strOptionsMessage)

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

Dim i
 Dim strFlag
 Dim strSwitchValue

 strFlag = arrArguments(0)
 Err.Clear()

'Help is needed
 If (strFlag = "") OR (strFlag="help") OR (strFlag="/h") OR (strFlag="\h") OR (strFlag="-h") _
 OR (strFlag = "\?") OR (strFlag = "/?") OR (strFlag = "?") OR (strFlag="h") Then
 intParseCmdLine = CONST_SHOW_USAGE
 Exit Function
 End If

strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "" & VbCrLf
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & WScript.ScriptName & VbCrLf
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "" & VbCrLf
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "Command Line Options:" & vbCrLf
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "=======================================" & VbCrLf

For i = 0 to UBound(arrArguments)
 strFlag = Left(arrArguments(i), InStr(1, arrArguments(i), ":")-1)
 If Err.Number Then 'An error occurs if there is no : in the string
 Err.Clear
 Select Case LCase(arrArguments(i))
 Case "/q"
 blnQuiet = True
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "Supress Console Output: " & blnQuiet & VbCrLf
 Case "/taskbar"
 blnTaskbar = True
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "Pin to Taskbar instead of Start Menu: " & blnTaskbar & VbCrLf
 Case Else
 Wscript.Echo arrArguments(i) & " is not recognized as a valid input."
 intParseCmdLine = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 End Select
 Else
 strSwitchValue = Right(arrArguments(i), Len(arrArguments(i))-(Len(strFlag)+1))
 Select Case LCase(strFlag)
 Case "/item"
 strPath = strSwitchValue
 strOptionsMessage = strOptionsMessage & "Item to pin to Start Menu or Taskbar: " & strPath & VbCrLf
 Case else
 Wscript.Echo "Invalid flag " & strFlag & "."
 Wscript.Echo "Please check the input and try again."
 intParseCmdLine = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 End Select
 End If
 Next

If (strPath = "") Then
 Wscript.Echo "The /item switch is required"
 Wscript.Echo "Please check the input and try again."
 intParseCmdLine = CONST_ERROR
 Exit Function
 End If

intParseCmdLine = CONST_PROCEED

End Function
'********************************************************************
'*
'* Function PinItem()
'*
'* Purpose: Pin item to the Start Menu.
'*
'* Input: strlPath Path of exe to pin
'* blnTaskbar Pin item to Taskbar instead of Start Menu if true
'*
'* Dependencies: objShell Shell.Application object
'* objFSO File System object
'*
'* Returns: True if the shortcut is created, else false
'*
'********************************************************************
Function PinItem(strlPath, blnTaskbar)
 On Error Resume Next

Dim colVerbs
 Dim itemverb

 Dim objFolder
 Dim objFolderItem

Dim strFolder
 Dim strFile

If objFSO.FileExists(strlPath) Then
 '***** Do nothing, folder exists
 Else
 '***** Folder does not exist
 PinItem = False
 WScript.Echo "File to pin does not exist."
 WScript.Echo "Please check the input and try again."
 Exit Function
 End If

strFolder = objFSO.GetParentFolderName(strlPath)
 strFile = objFSO.GetFileName(strlPath)

WScript.Echo "Folder: " & strFolder
 WScript.Echo "File: " & strFile

Err.Clear
 Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(strFolder)
 Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(strFile)

' ***** InvokeVerb for this does not work on Vista/WS2008
 'objFolderItem.InvokeVerb("P&in to Start Menu")

' ***** This code works on Vista/WS2008
 Set colVerbs = objFolderItem.Verbs

If blnTaskbar Then
 For each itemverb in objFolderItem.verbs
 If Replace(itemverb.name, "&", "") = "Pin to Taskbar" Then itemverb.DoIt
 Next
 Else
 For each itemverb in objFolderItem.verbs
 If Replace(itemverb.name, "&", "") = "Pin to Start Menu" Then itemverb.DoIt
 Next
 End If

If Err.Number = 0 Then
 PinItem = True
 Else
 PinItem = False
 End If
End Function
'********************************************************************
'*
'* Sub ShowUsage()
'*
'* Purpose: Shows the correct usage to the user.
'*
'* Input: None
'*
'* Output: Help messages are displayed on screen.
'*
'********************************************************************
Sub ShowUsage()
 WScript.Echo "This script is used to Pin items to the Start Menu or Taskbar."
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo "Usage: cscript " & WScript.ScriptName & " [options]"
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo "Options:"
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo " /item: Path of item to pin."
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo " /taskbar (Optional) Pin to Taskbar instead of Start Menu."
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo " /? (Optional) Displays this help text."
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo ""
 WScript.Echo ""
End Sub

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