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If you are really double-sure positive you'd never want to undo old patches from Windows Update--
then you could delete the individual $NtUninstallxxnnnnnn folders.
Just know that would make the patches un-installable .
Those are individual hotfix un-install folders. You may delete those.
The registry will have leftover entries; so you need to get into Add/Remove Programs,
select these items. It will fail the uninstall, and then allow you to remove listing from registry.
Also, be aware, if you made recent 'optional' updates 'after' installing a service pack ---
then those would be among that set of folders.
If you will never need to un-install the service pack, the $NTServicePackUninstall$ folder (about 200MB) can be removed.
On the C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles folder.... you can archive it to CD, then delete it.
You'll need to update the registry key at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup.
Modify the ServicePackSourcePath value at that location to reflect the new path.
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Cheryl wrote:
> I have 3,288 Files, consisting of 180 Folders, 542 MB of $Uninstall
> Folders in my WINDOWS Directory. What should I do with them? I would
> like to delete them. Would this be a problem? I have other files
> with $ in front or behind ($hf_mig$). What are they?
>
> "The Cool One"
> AKA Cheryl
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