ServicePackFiles folder - needed?

[Darmok]

I was looking throuhg my various folders on my boot partition, and saw
the ServicePackFiles folder inside the Windows folder. I wonder if
anyone knows *for sure* if this folder is required? Is this a folder
I can safely delete? Just trying to keep things down to a reasonable
size. My Windows XP folder is already 1.85 MB, and I'm trying to cut
out the fat, as it were.

Thanks

 

[R. McCarty]

ServicePackFiles is where Windows looks for any of the SP1
updated modules when they get replaced (SFC). It is a necessary
component of Windows after SP1. However, it is defined by a
Registry Key. You can Re-direct/Move the folder to a different
partition on your system as long as you modify the key to reflect
the new location..

 

[Darmok]

ServicePackFiles is where Windows looks for any of the SP1
updated modules when they get replaced (SFC). It is a necessary
component of Windows after SP1. However, it is defined by a
Registry Key. You can Re-direct/Move the folder to a different
partition on your system as long as you modify the key to reflect
the new location..

Okay .. well, I guess I'll just keep them where they are. BTW, I
meant to say that the Windows folder is up to 1.85 GB (not MB).

Thanks

 

[Sharon F]

Okay .. well, I guess I'll just keep them where they are. BTW, I
meant to say that the Windows folder is up to 1.85 GB (not MB).

Thanks

Darmok, just as a measuring stick for you: My desktop's XP installation
is 2 years old. The setup is probably of average complexity or a bit on
the plus side of average. The Windows folders has made its way up to
2.6MB but has hovered in that area for quite some time.

Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]

 

[Darmok]

Darmok, just as a measuring stick for you: My desktop's XP installation
is 2 years old. The setup is probably of average complexity or a bit on
the plus side of average. The Windows folders has made its way up to
2.6MB but has hovered in that area for quite some time.

Sharon F

I assume you meant to say 2.6 GB (gigabytes) instead of MB. If that's
the case, I guess I'm not bad off.

Thanks

 

[Sharon F]

I assume you meant to say 2.6 GB (gigabytes) instead of MB. If that's
the case, I guess I'm not bad off.

Thanks

Ah yes! Good catch. I did mean GB.

Take care,
Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]