$NtUninstall Packages

[Sandgroper]

Hi people ,

I have a whole heap of the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ packages/directories in my
Windows folders from all of the updates that I have done and some of them
are up to 2 years old.

I would like to get rid of these packages to free up disk space , so what
would be the best way of removing them ? .

There has been no problems with any of my updates and my system is running
fairly good , so can I just either delete them or move them to another drive
?

Thanks.



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Naked DSL ?
No thanks , I like to wear clothes when I use my computer


Sandgroper

 

[JS]

The $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders and associated files in these folders are
safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.

Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
(and any folders that a part of/contained in $hf_mig$)
It is a necessary folder for future updates
See the "Notes" near the bottom of the following KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824994

If you want to see the results on my detailed test results
after I deleted the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folder see:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html

Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

JS

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

Hi people ,

I have a whole heap of the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ packages/directories
in my Windows folders from all of the updates that I have done and
some of them are up to 2 years old.

I would like to get rid of these packages to free up disk space , so
what would be the best way of removing them ? .

There has been no problems with any of my updates and my system is
running fairly good , so can I just either delete them or move them
to another drive ?

Thanks.

If you feel you do not wish to uninstall any of these updates then just
delete them. Do NOT delete the one named $hf_mig$

 

[Opinicus]

Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
(and any folders that a part of/contained in $hf_mig$)
It is a necessary folder for future updates

What about these folders?

$NtServicePackUninstall$
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$

 

[Sandgroper]

The $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders and associated files in these folders
are safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.

Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
(and any folders that a part of/contained in $hf_mig$)
It is a necessary folder for future updates
See the "Notes" near the bottom of the following KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824994

If you want to see the results on my detailed test results
after I deleted the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folder see:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html

Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

JS

Thanks for the quick response.
I will do what you have suggested , keep the most recent updates and then I
will move the older folders to another hard drive that has plenty of space.
The links you posted are fairly interesting.



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Naked DSL ?
No thanks , I like to wear clothes when I use my computer


Sandgroper

 

[Sandgroper]

If you feel you do not wish to uninstall any of these updates then just
delete them. Do NOT delete the one named $hf_mig$

Thanks.
My system is very stable and the updates have never caused any problems , so
to be on the safe side , I will move the uninstall folders over to another
drive that has a lot more space.




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Naked DSL ?
No thanks , I like to wear clothes when I use my computer


Sandgroper

 

[JS]

$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
I am not using IE7, but they were created when you installed IE7.
If you delete them you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7

$NtServicePackUninstall$
Created when you install a service pack.
If you are currently using XP with SP2
then if you remove the folder you can no longer
uninstall SP2.

When and if you install SP3 this folder grow in size
as it will contain both SP2 and SP3 uninstall files.
If you have already installed SP3 then I would leave
this folder as is until you are certain that no bugs have
cropped up after installing SP3.
Note: Once you delete this folder you are stuck with SP3

JS

 

[Opinicus]

$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
I am not using IE7, but they were created when you installed IE7.
If you delete them you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7

$NtServicePackUninstall$
Created when you install a service pack.
If you are currently using XP with SP2
then if you remove the folder you can no longer
uninstall SP2.

When and if you install SP3 this folder grow in size
as it will contain both SP2 and SP3 uninstall files.
If you have already installed SP3 then I would leave
this folder as is until you are certain that no bugs have
cropped up after installing SP3.
Note: Once you delete this folder you are stuck with SP3

Many thanks for the info. Since I'm "stuck" with IE7 and SP3 in any case, I
can safely get rid of those folders.

 

[JS]

Why are you stuck with IE7 and SP3?

JS

Many thanks for the info. Since I'm "stuck" with IE7 and SP3 in any case,
I can safely get rid of those folders.