WinXP Home Update HD Consumption

[Terry Smythe]

I recently acquired an IBM R32 Thinkpad laptop computer, running a
legal copy of WinXP Home, but with no disks. When I got the computer
couple days ago, WinXP Home, complete to Service Pack 1, consumed 3.5
gigs of a 12 gig hard disk. Now that it is updated to Service Pack
2, the OS consumption is up to nearly 7 gigs, effectively doubling
disk consumption.

If I clone the main drive to another backup drive, what if anything
can I delete from the main drive?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You may find that the update uninstall files take considerable amounts of
space. Look under the \Windows directory for $NtUninstall...$ folders (these
are hidden, system folders and you need to set folder options accordingly to
see them), and can be safely deleted provided you are not intending to
uninstall any of the updates.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Terry Smythe]

You may find that the update uninstall files take considerable amounts of
space. Look under the \Windows directory for $NtUninstall...$ folders

Ah Ha! Thank you. Found them. I've cloned the internal
hard drive to an external hard drive, now on the shelf for backup.
Once again the 'net at its finest. Appreciate your help.

Regards,

Terry