Scott said:
In the add/remove programs, can I delete the critical
updates after they have benn installed?
Hi
You should not remove them from the Add/Remove Programs, but to regain some
disk space, you can delete all $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ folders under your windows
folder, where xxxxxx is the different patch numbers. If you have a folder
$NtServicePackUninstall$, you can delete that one as well as long as you are
sure you never want to uninstall the Service Pack associated with it.
The script referenced below works for Win2k/WinXP...
From: "Nicholas" <
[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Can hotfix installation folders be safely deleted?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:23:44 -0500
Message-ID: <u$VVx#
[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsupdate
<quote>
Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual updates.
If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's
excellent website for instructions.
Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix
entries in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the
actual updates.
</quote>
