Files to remove after download

[Guest]

Under the C:\Windows directory I have a bunch of files like $NTUNINSTALLQ.......$. They take up a bunch of space. I have already uploaded and installed all the updates. Why do I still need these files on my computer doing what

Are there other places where files, no more necessary, are stored that can be removed

Thank you.

 

[MAP]

-----Original Message-----
Under the C:\Windows directory I have a bunch of files

like $NTUNINSTALLQ.......$. They take up a bunch of
space. I have already uploaded and installed all the
updates. Why do I still need these files on my computer
doing what?

Are there other places where files, no more necessary,

are stored that can be removed?

Thank you.
.

These files are there incase you need to uninstall the
update for some reason,ie...the lastest update crashes
your system or something like that, so they are necessary.
If you really want to remove these Doug knox has a tool
for it.

www.dougknox.com/

 

[Alex Nichol]

Under the C:\Windows directory I have a bunch of files like $NTUNINSTALLQ.......$. They take up a bunch of space. I have already uploaded and installed all the updates. Why do I still need these files on my computer doing what?

Those are there so you could *uninstall* the patches from Windows
update. . Each Hotfix listed in Add/remove programs corresponds to a
folder of files needed for the purpose - Windows\$NTUninstallQnnnnnn$
for the fix Qnnnnnn or KBnnnnnn 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