Leftover 'Uninstall' files!?

[Fred English]

Directly under the 'WINNT' directory is a list
of 'Uninstall' files/directories - all in brilliant BLUE.
Wow. Other than occupying over 300Mb of space, the 3,000+
files are only causing one (minor) problem that I can
determine.

When an application scan is run in Norton Internet
Security, numerous applications are 'found' several times
in different locations, including in
the '$NtServicePackUninstall$' directory.

The other entries in this area appear to be as a result
of 'critical updates', having names such
as '$NtUninstallB823559$',
'$NtUninstall280838$', etc.

I am not aware of any problems with the system, So, can
those item in BLUE be safely deleted? What would be the
result if they were deleted?

 

[Fabio]

you can safely delete this folders. Its not recommended though, I would only
do it if you are very low on HDD space. Once these Folders are deleted you
will not be able to uninstall Service Packs and Hotfixes any more.
"$NtServicePackUninstall$" directories are for SP Uninstalls.
"$NtUninstall280838$" directories are for Hotfixes uninstall. (the number
refers to the Hotfix number and the MS KB Article Number as well). Note: The
color of those Folders is *blue*, because they are compressed. If you don't
want to appear in *blue* you can always change this in Tools->Folder
Options->View->Display compressed files and folders with alternate color
(uncheck this box if you don't like the blue).

Hope this helps. Regards,

Fabio