Servicepackfiles folder

[Jim]

When I run a program to remove duplicate files, I find
that the files in the Servicepackfiles folder show up as
being duplicated in other folders, usually Windows\Driver
Cache\i386 or Windows\system32. Can the Servicepackfiles
files be removed? I've installed SP2. Thanks.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

When I run a program to remove duplicate files, I find
that the files in the Servicepackfiles folder show up as
being duplicated in other folders, usually Windows\Driver
Cache\i386 or Windows\system32. Can the Servicepackfiles
files be removed? I've installed SP2. Thanks.

Hi

No, you should not delete the servicepackfiles\i386 folder.

This folder contains files that are required when you add or remove
optional Windows components. This folder is also used by Windows
File Protection (WFP) to replace damaged or changed protected
system files.

For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=#[email protected]

 

[Jim]

I searched and found the answer. Apologies for not doing
that first.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I run a program to remove duplicate files, I find
that the files in the Servicepackfiles folder show up as
being duplicated in other folders, usually Windows\Driver
Cache\i386 or Windows\system32. Can the Servicepackfiles
files be removed? I've installed SP2

No. 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. The ones in system32 are ones in actual use; ones in drivercache
will be older ones, from the original install, but you might need them
if you need to roll back a driver.

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