$NtUninstallkb folder

[S.Sengupta]

Hello Kia,
These are backups of system files that were replaced when you installed
various hotfixes.For an automated utility to clean up these folders
and the associated Add/Remove Programs entries, see www.dougknox.com,
Win XP Utilities, Remove Hotfix Backup Files.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[kia]

could someone tell me what the folder $NtUninstallkb is.
i have about 20 of those subfolders in my windows
folder,can i delete them?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Those folders contain the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes. They
can be deleted if you are sure that you will not need to uninstall the
relevant Hotfix referenced in Add/Remove Programs.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| could someone tell me what the folder $NtUninstallkb is.
| i have about 20 of those subfolders in my windows
| folder,can i delete them?

 

[Alex Nichol]

could someone tell me what the folder $NtUninstallkb is.
i have about 20 of those subfolders in my windows
folder,can i delete them?

Those are there so you could *uninstall* the patches from Windows
Update. Each entry in Add/Remove Programs for 'Windows Hotfix KB [or Q]
nnnnnn' corresponds to a folder of files needed for the purpose -
Windows\$NTUninstallKBnnnnnn$ for the fix described at
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;nnnnnn

If you decide you will not want to uninstall a fix (and if all is
running smoothly you probably won't) then delete the folder. If you
then try in Add/remove, to Remove that one, it will fail, and you will
be offered the option of removing the entry there