I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
$NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
delete these or not.

They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my windows
is working fine, do I need these?

I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have read
than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help in the
slightest!

I'd be grateful for any help, please.

If you ever wanted to uninstall them (and you don't know what programs they
are for), you should keep them. 500 MB is nearly a pittance in disk space
these days; if you're getting that desperate (or close to the edge), maybe
it's time to think about getting a larger HD. That would be the proper
solution.

John Vanini wrote:
> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
> delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
> windows
> is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
> read
> than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help in the
> slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.

On May 15, 8:18 am, "John Vanini" <john_van...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
> delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my windows
> is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have read
> than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help in the
> slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.

Unless you are a collector.........bin the lot!!!

Thanks Bill and Sandy58 for your replies!

You can see the problem, however, (and I don't mean this nastily at all, I
assure both of you - it just made me smile) - one says keep them and the
other bin them!

If they are uninstall programs, why do I need them as I've never needed to
uninstall a single update yet. On top of that I wouldn't know how to use
them or what they would uninstall if I did use them. As an example, one of
these is $NtUninstallQ329048$, which, obviously, uninstalls update Q329048$
but what exactly is this and how would I know if this were the cause of my
computer problem - assuuming I had one?

I have a 200 gigabyte main 'C' drive plus two other 200 gigabyte drives ('D'
and 'E') so room isn't a problem. It's just that the long, long list of blue
uninstall programs irritated me and made me wonder what on earth they do,
why they are there taking up room, and whether they can be deleted or not.

A large number are dated April 2006, so I would have thought that, as I have
had no problems with Windows, these could be deleted. It seems that the best
thing to do is leave them alone but, out of interest, I thought I'd ask. As
a matter of interest, are they anything to do with the Windows 'Restore'
point?

Thanks again for both your replies and no offence was intended - honest!

John
"John Vanini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ytRWj.1550$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
>$NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
>delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
> windows is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
> read than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help
> in the slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>
>
>

Don't install any updates for a couple of days just to make sure everything
is fine, then delete them. That's what I do.

Mark

"John Vanini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ytRWj.1550$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
>$NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
>delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
> windows is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
> read than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help
> in the slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>
>
>

Thanks Mark, that makes sense.

John
"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:368526B2-9FD5-4F33-A014-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Don't install any updates for a couple of days just to make sure
> everything is fine, then delete them. That's what I do.
>
> Mark
>
> "John Vanini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ytRWj.1550$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
>>$NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
>>delete these or not.
>>
>> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
>> windows is working fine, do I need these?
>>
>> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
>> read than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help
>> in the slightest!
>>
>> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>>
>>
>>
>

You think you have a problem my brother has 9GB of these files going back
several years. we are going to try deleting all but the most recent, but
keeping everything crossed.
--
John Stevo


"John Vanini" wrote:

> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
> delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my windows
> is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have read
> than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help in the
> slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>
>
>
>

John Vanini wrote:
> Thanks Mark, that makes sense.
>
> John
> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:368526B2-9FD5-4F33-A014-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Don't install any updates for a couple of days just to make sure
>> everything is fine, then delete them. That's what I do.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> "John Vanini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ytRWj.1550$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
>>> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
>>> delete these or not.
>>>
>>> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
>>> windows is working fine, do I need these?
>>>
>>> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
>>> read than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help
>>> in the slightest!
>>>
>>> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
Before you delete them, burn a CD with them. 500Meg fits fine.
That's what I did.

"Big Al" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1dXWj.36808$Au2.18850@trnddc07...
> John Vanini wrote:
>> Thanks Mark, that makes sense.
>>
>> John
>> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:368526B2-9FD5-4F33-A014-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Don't install any updates for a couple of days just to make sure
>>> everything is fine, then delete them. That's what I do.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> "John Vanini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:ytRWj.1550$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>>> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
>>>> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
>>>> delete these or not.
>>>>
>>>> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my
>>>> windows is working fine, do I need these?
>>>>
>>>> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have
>>>> read than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't
>>>> help in the slightest!
>>>>
>>>> I'd be grateful for any help, please.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
> Before you delete them, burn a CD with them. 500Meg fits fine.
> That's what I did.

That's also a good idea.

Mark

On May 15, 8:18 am, "John Vanini" <john_van...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I have almost 500 MB of blue uninstall updates (such as
> $NtUninstallKB835732$) in the Windows folder and wondered whether I can
> delete these or not.
>
> They are, obviously, from their names, uninstall programs, so, as my windows
> is working fine, do I need these?
>
> I have searched the Internet but am more confused by the answers I have read
> than I was before! I've been to the MS website and that didn't help in the
> slightest!
>
> I'd be grateful for any help, please.

I'm just grinning here. You got the LOT here, John. Bin, sure. Keep,
sure. Then the fence-sitters "em, well you never know." I have never
ever kept them. Mind you I only zap them when I SEE them. So, that's
one for the "fence-sitters". :-) You'll do what YOU want to do, John
and good luck to you.
ATB
sandy58