ok to delete this folder ?

[Bill]

I got windows/servicepackfiles/i386. I'm guessing this is from the sp1
install I did quite a while ago. I do not have sp2.
Is this folder and its contents safe to delete ? It's 256mb, 1127 files.

 

[funnyguy]

don't delete it windows needs that folder

 

[steve eddy]

agreed. this was discussed the other night. leave this one alone.

 

[Rock]

I got windows/servicepackfiles/i386. I'm guessing this is from the sp1
install I did quite a while ago. I do not have sp2.
Is this folder and its contents safe to delete ? It's 256mb, 1127 files.

You can save some space by compressing it. It is possible to copy it to
CD and edit the registry to point to the new location. This works best
if you have two CD's, one to put the windows install CD in and one for
the CD with these service pack files, if you have to do a sfc /scannow
or windows file protection needs some of the files from it. So overall
your best bet is to leave it where it is.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I got windows/servicepackfiles/i386. I'm guessing this is from the sp1
install I did quite a while ago. I do not have sp2.
Is this folder and its contents safe to delete ?

Leave it. It contains the service pack file versions for use in
preference to ones from the original CD if needed by File
Protection/SFC/New Hardware etc. On an NTFS drive a useful amount of
space can be saved by compressing it. What you can do if you have a CD
burner is burn the complete folder to a CD, then run regedit.exe and at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

Change the value of ServicePackSourcePath in the right pane to reflect
the drive. Best if you have 2 drives, and can have the original
SourcePath on one and this on the other

 

[Bob I]

How about i rename it and then delete it, then windows would not know I
deleted it? <VBG>