Stephen said:
Can the Service Pack folder in the windows directory be deleted
after SP2 has been installed?
Hi
Do not delete the %windir%\ServicePackFiles\ folder, it is
used by the system if it needs to repair files or if you install
additional OS components.
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
Folders you can consider deleting:
1)
If you are sure you don't need to uninstall SP2, you can delete
the %windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$\ folder.
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
Alternatively (for the $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder):
If you make a backup of the folder to e.g. a CD, you can put it
back if you need to uninstall SP2. After restoring the backup,
run %windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
to start the process.
2)
If you see %windir%\$NTUninstall* folders which dates back to your
SP1 installation, you can delete those. They are not removed by the
SP2 installation in case you want/need to go back to SP1 (and then
be able to uninstall the hotfixes in case you need to).
The following folders should be safe to delete:
%windir%\$xpsp1hfm$\
%windir%\$NtUninstallQ<some#>$\
%windir%\$NtUninstallKB<some#>$\
3)
You should clean out this folder now and then (WU5's
temporary download folder):
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\
4)
Stop and start System Restore to possibly regain some space (but
you will lose your current Restore points). You also may want to reduce
the amount of disk space System Restore is allowed to occupy.
More about System Restore here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx