(systemroot) ServicePackFiles folder

[Guest E-Double]

On a Win2003 Enterprise Server sp2 and under the %system root% folder there

is a subfolder called ServicePackFiles which is close to 1GB in size. Under

that folder there is an i386 folder and a ServicePackCache folder. What are

these folders for and/or how are they used? And also can they be safely

deleted? I am guessing its a source location for service pack files (hence

the name), but is this just optional in case these service pack files are

needed again or are these files actually used in a production environment

from this location? TIA ...

[Guest E-Double]

RE: (systemroot) ServicePackFiles folder

 

I think that I just answered my own question with this link:

 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290402

 

 

e.

 

 

 

"E-Double" wrote:

> On a Win2003 Enterprise Server sp2 and under the %system root% folder there

> is a subfolder called ServicePackFiles which is close to 1GB in size. Under

> that folder there is an i386 folder and a ServicePackCache folder. What are

> these folders for and/or how are they used? And also can they be safely

> deleted? I am guessing its a source location for service pack files (hence

> the name), but is this just optional in case these service pack files are

> needed again or are these files actually used in a production environment

> from this location? TIA ...

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

RE: (systemroot) ServicePackFiles folder

 

Hello E-Double,

 

Yes, these folders are used if you like to uninstall the service pack and

go to the previous level. If you delete it, this will not be possible any

longer.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I think that I just answered my own question with this link:

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290402

>

> e.

>

> "E-Double" wrote:

>

>> On a Win2003 Enterprise Server sp2 and under the %system root% folder

>> there is a subfolder called ServicePackFiles which is close to 1GB in

>> size. Under that folder there is an i386 folder and a

>> ServicePackCache folder. What are these folders for and/or how are

>> they used? And also can they be safely deleted? I am guessing its a

>> source location for service pack files (hence the name), but is this

>> just optional in case these service pack files are needed again or

>> are these files actually used in a production environment from this

>> location? TIA ...

>>