can I safley delete ServicePackFiles folder?

[Kenny S]

can I safley delete this folder?


C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles

Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 1 Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329260&Product=winxp

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| can I safley delete this folder?
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| C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles
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| Thanks

 

[Alex Nichol]

can I safley delete this folder?


C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles

It contains the service pack file versions for use in preference to ones
from the original CD if needed by File Protection/SFC/New Hardware etc.
So you should not delete it. On an NTFS drive a useful amount of space
can be saved by compressing it. What you can do if you have a CD burner
is burn the complete folder to a CD, then run regedit.exe and at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

Change the value of ServicePackSourcePath in the right pane to reflect
the drive. Best if you have 2 drives, and can have the original
SourcePath on one and this on the other