Uninstall Folders in Windows Directory

[Guest]

Hi

I have got nearly one hundred folders in my windows directory, all named
similar to this one: $NtUninstallKB835732$. In total, they are taking up
approx 750MB of space. Do I need to keep them on my system or are they files
I can safely delete. It just seems a hell of a lot of space to keep tied up
if I don't really need to.

Any help on this matter greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jay

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi

I have got nearly one hundred folders in my windows directory, all named
similar to this one: $NtUninstallKB835732$. In total, they are taking up
approx 750MB of space. Do I need to keep them on my system or are they files
I can safely delete. It just seems a hell of a lot of space to keep tied up
if I don't really need to.

Any help on this matter greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jay

These folders are the uninstall folders for Windows Hotfixes that you get
from Windows Update. You can remove them if the updates are stable and you
don't need to uninstall them.

HTH
-pk

 

[Bert Kinney]

If you don't plan on going back to SP1, then yes, those folders can be
removed. For more information take a look at the following link.

Cleaning Up after Installing SP2 - MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#cleanup

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Rock]

Hi

I have got nearly one hundred folders in my windows directory, all named
similar to this one: $NtUninstallKB835732$. In total, they are taking up
approx 750MB of space. Do I need to keep them on my system or are they
files
I can safely delete. It just seems a hell of a lot of space to keep tied
up
if I don't really need to.

Any help on this matter greatly appreciated.

In addition to Patrick's post once the uninstall folders are removed you can
remove the reference to each one in Add/Remove programs. Doug Knox has a
utility to automate this.

http://www.dougknox.com/
Win XP Utilities
Remove Hotfix Backup Files