NtUninstall Files: Can they be deleted?

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Bill

Hi-
I have a bunch of NtUninstall files in my Win2000 folder. How can I tell if
they're no longer needed? If they're no longer needed, can I just delet
them, or do I have to do something with the Regestry?

Thanks very much for your reply.
 
They're hotfix and or service pack uninstall routines. If you're sure you'll
never need to back down from them then yes you can delete them.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi-
| I have a bunch of NtUninstall files in my Win2000 folder. How can I tell
if
| they're no longer needed? If they're no longer needed, can I just delet
| them, or do I have to do something with the Regestry?
|
| Thanks very much for your reply.
|
|
 
Thanks, Dave-
If the files are for, say, SP1, and you install SP2, then will the SP1
Uninstall stuff be automatically deleted? Or will it just sit there on my
hard drive? Do I have to go through each folder and determine what it is?

Thanks again very much!
| They're hotfix and or service pack uninstall routines. If you're sure
you'll
| never need to back down from them then yes you can delete them.
|
| --
| Regards,
|
| Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| Microsoft Certified Professional
| Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| http://www.microsoft.com/protect
|
| "Bill" wrote:
| | Hi-
| | I have a bunch of NtUninstall files in my Win2000 folder. How can I
tell
| if
| | they're no longer needed? If they're no longer needed, can I just delet
| | them, or do I have to do something with the Regestry?
| |
| | Thanks very much for your reply.
| |
| |
|
|
 
There will only be one related to service pack
%windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$

For the hotfix details Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs, click the hotfix,
click the 'Click here for support info'

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks, Dave-
| If the files are for, say, SP1, and you install SP2, then will the SP1
| Uninstall stuff be automatically deleted? Or will it just sit there on my
| hard drive? Do I have to go through each folder and determine what it is?
|
| Thanks again very much!
 
Bill said:
If the files are for, say, SP1, and you install SP2, then will the SP1
Uninstall stuff be automatically deleted? Or will it just sit there on my
hard drive? Do I have to go through each folder and determine what it is?
Click to expand...

If you install SP2 and you have previously installed patches to SP1 that
are included in SP2, the Add/Remove Programs entries for those patches are
removed from the registry. The associated folder are not removed, so if
you want them gone, you'll have to delete them yourself. What I just did
after installing SP4 over a patched SP3 was:

1. Copy all of those uninstall folders to a CD-R, just in case.
2. Check Add/Remove programs to see what patches were still (at least
theoretically) uninstallable.
3. Delete the uninstall folders for all patches not listed.
 
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