Peter said:
I am trying to free up disk space. Can I remove the SP1
using my add/remove prgram to free up space?
Don't remove SP1 itself - but you can remove the folder of files used
for uninstalling it, once you are happy you will not want to go back.
This is the hidden folder Windows\$NTServicePackUninsttall
You may also find some folders to uninstall individual fixes -
windows\$NTUninstallQnnnnnn$ - look up for each the corresponding
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;nnnnnn
to find what they are about.
There is also a folder of ServicepackFiles - this 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. 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
