$him folder?

[ManyBeers]

Or whatever that one is called in Windows that is neccessary to keep to get
updates. Anyways mine is empty for some reason and I don't know how it
happened. So the other day i noticed my C;\drive
had lost about 650megs of space and after poking around I found out that
folder was full of kb folders
about 650megs worth. I guess they were all a bunch of past updates I have
installed but got re downloaded. Did the fact that that folder was empty have
something to do with that. And can I fix it.
I deleted all the folders becuse my computer is up to date and always has
been.

 

[TaurArian]

Do not delete/empty the "%windir%\$hf_mig$ folder"- just leave it alone
Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server
2003 software update packages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824994

When a security update, critical update, update, update rollup, driver, or
feature pack installs GDR version files, the hotfix files are also copied to
the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder. This supports migration to the appropriate
files if you later install a hotfix or service pack that includes earlier
versions of these files. For example, consider the following scenario:
1. You apply a security update that installs a GDR version of File.dll with
a version number of 5.2.3790.1000 and copies a hotfix version of File.dll
with a version number of 5.2.3790.1000 to the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder.
2. You apply a hotfix that includes a hotfix version of File.dll with a
version number of 5.2.3790.0000.

In this scenario the hotfix installation in step 2 installs the hotfix
version of File.dll (version number 5.2.3790.1000) from the
%windir%\$hf_mig$ folder instead of the hotfix version of File.dll (version
number 5.2.3790.0000) from the hotfix package.''

You can - remove Old Windows Updates:-
Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example
$NtUninstallKB282010$ which reside in C:\windows (hidden folders) are Window
Hot Fix Update folders/files) can be safely deleted (providing you never
wish to uninstall the updates). I would recommend leaving these folders for
a period of at least a month to make sure the update is working correctly.

These updates can be deleted individually or in multiples. To find out more
about the update/s go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=XXXXXX
NB: XXXXXX = the actual number not including the "Q" or "KB"

Once you have deleted the uninstall folders/files, then go to Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs. Select the matching Windows Hotfix Title relating the
update folder/file you have just deleted and select remove. You will get a
Windows error. This is because you have deleted the uninstall folder/files.
Just choose OK and the entry will be deleted from the Add/Remove Programs
Listing.



TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

 

[ManyBeers]

Do not delete/empty the "%windir%\$hf_mig$ folder"- just leave it alone
Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server
2003 software update packages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824994

I did not delete it . For some reason one day it was just empty. The next
day or maybe 2 days later I noticed my harddrive had lost about 650 megs of
space out of the blue.So I poked around and the $hf folder suddenly had 650
megs of KB folders and nothing else. I deleted those. They could not have
been updates my computer needed
because I went to Windows update to see if my computer lacked any updates
and it didn't. It is currently SP3.
I did delete my dllcache from my D;\drive where I kept it
for storage to keep my backup image small. But I only did that after running
sfc scan and verifying that it would rebuild the cache which it did.

 

[TaurArian]

I did not delete it . For some reason one day it was just empty. The next
day or maybe 2 days later I noticed my harddrive had lost about 650 megs
of
space out of the blue.So I poked around and the $hf folder suddenly had
650
megs of KB folders and nothing else. I deleted those. They could not have
been updates my computer needed
because I went to Windows update to see if my computer lacked any updates
and it didn't. It is currently SP3.
I did delete my dllcache from my D;\drive where I kept it
for storage to keep my backup image small. But I only did that after
running
sfc scan and verifying that it would rebuild the cache which it did.

Okay, just leave the folder named "$hf_mig$" alone.

 

[ManyBeers]

Okay, just leave the folder named "$hf_mig$" alone.

Well I went ahead and used TBI view an image viewing app included with
Image For Windows to copy my $him folder contents back.I made the image just
aster I installed SP3. That folder has over 600 megs in it . I don't it has
rver had near that much stuff in it before. Is yours that big?

 

[TaurArian]

Well I went ahead and used TBI view an image viewing app included with
Image For Windows to copy my $him folder contents back.I made the image
just
aster I installed SP3. That folder has over 600 megs in it . I don't it
has
rver had near that much stuff in it before. Is yours that big?

My $hf_mig$ folder is only 59.9 meg in size (but I recently reformatted and
reinstalled everything).

 

[ManyBeers]

My $hf_mig$ folder is only 59.9 meg in size (but I recently reformatted and
reinstalled everything).


Ok thanks