Can I safely delete these directories?

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SP2 on XP Pro is installed and running fine. I'd like to delete 4
directories under C:/windows/
ServicePackFiles
SoftwareDistribution
$NtServicePackUninstall
DownloadedInstallations

Is it safe to get rid of those? Thanx for any replies.

 

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The only one's I see that can be safely deleted are the - $NtServicePackUninstall files.
They are the backups for the hot fix service packs, in case you run into problems.

If you delete ServicePackFiles, you will lose the updates for XP.
The other files you can experiment with, to see if you have startup problems.
Try renaming them, before you delete them.

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"Bob Barnes" <bsoderror@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23KihearhEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> SP2 on XP Pro is installed and running fine. I'd like to delete 4
> directories under C:/windows/
> ServicePackFiles
> SoftwareDistribution
> $NtServicePackUninstall
> DownloadedInstallations
>
> Is it safe to get rid of those? Thanx for any replies.