Saving Sapce on my C:\ drive?

D

Dij

Hi,

I have the question on saving space. Running XP SP2.
C:\ has 6 gigs free space (System drive/Windows) left
D:\ has 35 gigs free space (NTFS)
Is it OK to move
1). the ± 250 Mb "$NTServicePackUinistall$",
2). all the "$NtUninstallKB*******"
3). The file "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"
to a folder in my D:\ drive ??

Thanks
 
K

Kelly

Some of the Hotfixes (Mostly security updates) do not have an uninstall
feature, these will not appear in the Add and Remove list. If a Hotfix does
appear in the Add and Remove list then it can be uninstalled just like any
other program.

If you uninstall the Hotfix, you will lose the benefits of that patch. This
should only be done if you can determine that you are experiencing negative
effects from the particular Hotfix.

If you simply do not want them to appear in the Add and Remove list and you
are sure that you will not need the uninstall option, you can remove items
from that list by using a registry tweak.

Automated Edit:

Remove Hotfixes from Add or Remove (Line 193)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Manual Edit: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall

Expand this branch and look at the list. The Hotfixes are all listed by a
"Q" number that corresponds to the entry in the Add and Remove list. Make
sure that you back up each Key before deleting it.

Select the key and then select File/Export and include the Q number in the
name of the file. Right click the entries you want to remove and select
Delete.

How can I save space after installing a Service Pack or other updates?
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
 
A

Alex Nichol

Dij said:
I have the question on saving space. Running XP SP2.
C:\ has 6 gigs free space (System drive/Windows) left
D:\ has 35 gigs free space (NTFS)
Is it OK to move
1). the ± 250 Mb "$NTServicePackUinistall$",
2). all the "$NtUninstallKB*******"
3). The file "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"
to a folder in my D:\ drive ??

Provided you do not want to uninstall the Service Pack or Hotfixes, you
can delete the first two, and the content of the third (leave the empty
folder). If you are unsure, move them to the other drive and you could
move them back, provided you do it *before* trying the uninstall
 

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