Delete Obsolete Windows Update Files

[Guest RG]

When we went from sp1 to sp2, all of the security, software, etc.. updates

for the periods between sp1 and sp2 are included in sp2. How can I delete

the files associated with these updates and just leave that of sp2?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest JS]

Re: Delete Obsolete Windows Update Files

 

The $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders and associated files in these

folders are created during each Windows Update that is installed

on your PC and are safe to remove if you do not plan to uninstall

any security or hotfix updates.

 

However once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install

a patch or update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.

I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders

and delete the older updates.

Note: As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.

 

$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$

$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$

Created if and when you installed IE7.

If you delete them you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7

 

$NtServicePackUninstall$

Created when you install a service pack.

If you are currently using XP with SP2

then if you remove the folder you can no longer

uninstall SP2. When and if you install SP3 this folder will be

deleted and replaced by a new SP3 $NtServicePackUninstall$

folder to be used if you uninstall SP3.

If you have already installed SP3 then I would leave

this folder as is until you are certain that no bugs have

cropped up after installing SP3.

Note: Once you delete this folder you are stuck with SP3

 

Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$

(and any folders that are part of/contained in $hf_mig$)

It is a necessary folder for future updates

 

Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

 

And:

Is it safe to delete the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders:

http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html

 

JS

http://www.pagestart.com

 

 

"RG" <RG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> When we went from sp1 to sp2, all of the security, software, etc.. updates

> for the periods between sp1 and sp2 are included in sp2. How can I delete

> the files associated with these updates and just leave that of sp2?

>

> Thanks in advance

>