Is it safe to delete these folders?

[Trent SC]

(Running Windows XP Pro, SP2 and all the trimmings)

I have a number of folders in my Windows directory starting with "$",
(including $hf_mig$, $MSI3..., and $NtUninstall...) as well as a large
folder called ServicePackFiles. Since, combined, they take up over 1½ Gigs
of space, I was wondering if it was OK to delete them?

TIA

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You can safely delete the $Uninstall.... folders as long as you do not plan
to uninstall any given update (most don't). Leave the $hf_nig$ folder, as
well as the C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles directories as is. The latter is a
source for files protected by SFP.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

The uninstall files are safe to delete:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm