Folders & Files Printed in Blue

[Guest]

In my path C:Windows|...... I have about 60 folders printed in blue. Each folder has sub-folders and files also printed in blue. Sample, $ntuninstallkb282010$. Also listed in the same path are files with the same basic numbers in black..kb282010.log

Can I delete those folders and files in blue without asking for trouble?
Thanks,
Joe

 

[Hilary]

Those directories contain the files to uninstall the respective windows
update patches that have been installed. Yes you can install them and
your system will work fine, but without them you cannot ever uninstall
that particular patch. They are put there in case your system runs into
problems after a patch is installed and you want to go back. If your
system has been running fine for some time after the patch has been
installed then you can go ahead and delete them. Just know you can't
uninstall aftr that.

 

[Alex Nichol]

In my path C:Windows|...... I have about 60 folders printed in blue. Each folder has sub-folders and files also printed in blue. Sample, $ntuninstallkb282010$. Also listed in the same path are files with the same basic numbers in black..kb282010.log

Can I delete those folders and files in blue without asking for trouble?

The blue indicates that they are compressed, BTW

Those are there so you could *uninstall* the patches downloaded from
Windows Update. Each corresponds to a folder of files needed for the
purpose - Windows\$NTUninstallQnnnnnn$ 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