Guest Ed Hawley Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 I generally like to go into my add/remove programs portion of the control panel and remove unnecessary programs from time to time. I do not know if this is necessary but it should save disk space. I have been noticing that I have more and more Windows XP updates in there and I do not know if they can be removed or not. They all say they have been installed and they give the date. Can they be removed once they have been installed. At the present time, I have almost 140 of them listed. Also, why are they not deleted once they have been used to update the basic XP software or am I just confused on how they are used? Thanks! Ed
Guest TaurArian Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ which reside in C:\windows (hidden folders) are Window Hot Fix Update olders/files) can be safely deleted (providing you never wish to uninstall the updates). I would recommend leaving these folders for a period of at least a month to make sure the update is working correctly. These updates can be deleted individually or in multiples. To find out more about the update/s go to: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=XXXXXX NB: XXXXXX = the actual number not including the "Q" or "KB" Once you have deleted the uninstall folders/files, then go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. Select the matching Windows Hotfix Title relating the update folder/file you have just deleted and select remove. You will get a Windows error. This is because you have deleted the uninstall folder/files. Just choose OK and the entry will be deleted from the Add/Remove Programs Listing. Tidying up after installing SP2 http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after and/or http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Removing_the_uninstall_information Removing the uninstall information http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm Save Space After Installing Updates "Ed Hawley" wrote: > I generally like to go into my add/remove programs portion of the control > panel and remove unnecessary programs from time to time. I do not know if > this is necessary but it should save disk space. I have been noticing that I > have more and more Windows XP updates in there and I do not know if they can > be removed or not. They all say they have been installed and they give the > date. Can they be removed once they have been installed. At the present > time, I have almost 140 of them listed. Also, why are they not deleted once > they have been used to update the basic XP software or am I just confused on > how they are used? > > Thanks! > Ed > > >
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