Delete "$NTuninstall" files ?

[Larry Rabinowitz]

I have over 60 "$NTuninstall" files.

Can they be deleted?

 

[Richard Harris]

These folders can be deleted if you do not wish to uninstall any of the
Microsoft Hotfixes installed from either Windowsupdate.com or using the
Windows Update application.

Rich

 

[Opinicus]

I have over 60 "$NTuninstall" files.
Can they be deleted?

As someone else has said, these are the "uninstall" files for Microsoft
updates. After an update I usually hold onto the uninstall folder for about
a week or so and if there don't seem to be any serious problems I then
delete it. After deleting the folder, you probably should also go into the
Control Panel > Add/remove programs and get rid of the entry for it there.
(Don't worry, the warning you get is not a dire as it sounds.)

Even if a problem with the update does subsequently arise, you can usually
recover from it by reverting to the restore point that the update makes
before installing itself.

 

[Frank Jelenko]

I've become more conservative.

I.e., unless you're getting cramped for hard disk space, I'd just keep them
forever. While problems usually show up 'soon' after installing, you never
know. System Restore can only 'go back' so far - limited by hard disk
space you've allocated to System Restore.

I've got all the critical and many of the regular updates installed. Total
disk space is 40MB - tiny for most disks.