How to delete installed Vista's updates from Window Update?

[Phillip Pi]

Hi!

In Windows XP and 2000, Windows Updates files (not SP1) are left behind
in those compressed (if using NTFS) $NtUninstall... folders/directories
so they can be uninstalled if needed. In Vista, I can't seem to find
them and Google doesn't seem to know from its search results. Does
anyone know where they are stored since these updates seem to be hogging
my C: drive?

Thank you in advance.
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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[And you work for Symantec? Scares me...]

 

[Hobbes]

C:/Windows/SoftwareDistribution

google : vista updates folder

 

[Mick Murphy]

Good comment!
I like!!
It's definitely a worry!!!!!
No wonder I use Avast!
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[And you work for Symantec? Scares me...]

Hi!

In Windows XP and 2000, Windows Updates files (not SP1) are left behind
in those compressed (if using NTFS) $NtUninstall... folders/directories
so they can be uninstalled if needed. In Vista, I can't seem to find
them and Google doesn't seem to know from its search results. Does
anyone know where they are stored since these updates seem to be hogging
my C: drive?

Thank you in advance.
=
Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation

 

[Ant]

Thanks. I will look at that later today.

C:/Windows/SoftwareDistribution

google : vista updates folder

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[Ant]

Good comment!
I like!!
It's definitely a worry!!!!!
No wonder I use Avast!

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[Phillip Pi]

That is only taking up 40 MB for me. Are you sure that's the place where
all installed updates files are stored?

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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
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[Nonny]

That is only taking up 40 MB for me. Are you sure that's the place where
all installed updates files are stored?

804 MB here.

 

[Cameron Snyder]

85 MB here. All applied. SP1 clean was run. I think if something is hogging
your drive it is more likely restore images. Like molto gigs baby.

 

[Phillip Pi]

Yeah, I disabled that too already since it was a bigger hogger and I
don't trust it. I also deleted the hibernate file by running Disk Cleanup.

85 MB here. All applied. SP1 clean was run. I think if something is
hogging your drive it is more likely restore images. Like molto gigs baby.

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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com