XP SP2 Automatic Updates - How much disk space do they use?

[mtuj1974]

I know there is obviously no single answer for this question, but does
anybody happen to know vaguely the sort of size the average automatic/
security update would normally take up in XP SP2?

e.g. would a single update usually be, say, a few megabytes, or could
a single update be in the order of a hundred meg or more? I am
beginning to run short of space on my system drive (between 1 - 2 GB
left) and not much else I can free up now, so have actually turned
Automatic Updates off for the moment simply because I have absolutely
no idea the sort of space that is being eaten up each time one is
installed.

 

[PD43]

I know there is obviously no single answer for this question, but does
anybody happen to know vaguely the sort of size the average automatic/
security update would normally take up in XP SP2?

e.g. would a single update usually be, say, a few megabytes, or could
a single update be in the order of a hundred meg or more? I am
beginning to run short of space on my system drive (between 1 - 2 GB
left) and not much else I can free up now, so have actually turned
Automatic Updates off for the moment simply because I have absolutely
no idea the sort of space that is being eaten up each time one is
installed.

Normal updates are usually small, and even if MS pops up some month
with a dozen or more, it's unlikely they'll come to a gig combined.

Still, it's obviously time to think about getting another hard drive.

 

[Nick Payne]

Have a look under your C:\windows dir (turn on display of system and hidden
folders) and delete all the $NtUninstall...$ dirs. They're not needed unless
you want to uninstall patches you have already installed, and they can chew
up a fair amount of space.

You can also delete everything under
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

Nick

 

[mtuj1974]

Have a look under your C:\windows dir (turn on display of system and hidden
folders) and delete all the $NtUninstall...$ dirs. They're not needed unless
you want to uninstall patches you have already installed, and they can chew
up a fair amount of space.

You can also delete everything under
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

Nick







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Thanks guys, appreciate your assistance.

MTUJ