Guest oc9ine Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Hi, I have winxp sp2. I want to know where does Windows update process store its downloaded files. I mean those files may be deleted automatically after installation, but Windows Update must have to keep these files before their installation is done somewhere. I want to know that folder. Plz help me in this regard. Thanx 4 ur time n effort in advance. Oc9ine
Guest FrankV Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Re: WindowsUpdate Files storage...? I suggest you do not touch anything from updates. The storage for them is minimal and deleting anything might affect something else. FrankV "oc9ine" <oc9ine@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:OHgzi01AIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I have winxp sp2. I want to know where does Windows update process store > its downloaded files. I mean those files may be deleted automatically > after installation, but Windows Update must have to keep these files > before their installation is done somewhere. I want to know that folder. > > Plz help me in this regard. > > Thanx 4 ur time n effort in advance. > > Oc9ine >
Guest ~greg Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Re: WindowsUpdate Files storage...? "oc9ine" <oc9ine@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:OHgzi01AIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I have winxp sp2. I want to know where does Windows update process store its downloaded files. I mean those files may be deleted > automatically after installation, but Windows Update must have to keep these files before their installation is done somewhere. I > want to know that folder. > > Plz help me in this regard. > > Thanx 4 ur time n effort in advance. > > Oc9ine I once found an inexplicable folder under the root of a USB external drive that had a name like this: 56900c2a0fe971e2cf647ba6d5b069 (but not that.) If you search on that, though, you'll find the explanation, --which is this: " XP will use for temporary storage purposes the connected drive with the most free space. It creates temporary folders named similar to yours: 56900c2a0fe971e2cf647ba6d5b069. It usually cleans up after itself when done with Windows Update, but not always. " ~greg
Guest PA Bear Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: WindowsUpdate Files storage...? %win%\SoftwareDistribution -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ oc9ine wrote: > Hi, > > I have winxp sp2. I want to know where does Windows update process store > its > downloaded files. I mean those files may be deleted automatically after > installation, but Windows Update must have to keep these files before > their > installation is done somewhere. I want to know that folder. > > Plz help me in this regard. > > Thanx 4 ur time n effort in advance. > > Oc9ine
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