NtUninstall Files: Can they be deleted?

[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.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| 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.
|
|

 

[Bill]

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.
| |
| |
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

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!

 

[Gary Smith]

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?

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.