Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP SP2?

[John]

Hi

Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP
SP2?

I appear to have many large files in folders named
similarly to:

c:\windows\$NTUNINSTALLQ317277$

Is it ok to delete these files as they are taking up a
lot of space

Regards

John

[Taurarian]

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7265&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight
Tidying up after installing SP2
and/or
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Removing_the_uninstall_information
Removing the uninstall information

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
Save Space After Installing Updates


"John" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP
> SP2?
>
> I appear to have many large files in folders named
> similarly to:
>
> c:\windows\$NTUNINSTALLQ317277$
>
> Is it ok to delete these files as they are taking up a
> lot of space
>
> Regards
>
> John
>
>
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

John wrote:

> Hi
>
> Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP
> SP2?
>
> I appear to have many large files in folders named
> similarly to:
>
> c:\windows\$NTUNINSTALLQ317277$
>
> Is it ok to delete these files as they are taking up a
> lot of space
Hi

For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%2368Pw4rlEHA.3712%40TK2MSFTNGP15.phx. gbl


The $NTUNINSTALLQ317277$ part is also described there.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

[Alex Nichol]

John wrote:

>Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP
>SP2?
>
>I appear to have many large files in folders named
>similarly to:
>
>c:\windows\$NTUNINSTALLQ317277$
>
>Is it ok to delete these files as they are taking up a
>lot of space

You can check on what each refers to in the related
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;317277

That one in fact relates to a very old (pre SP1) patch and should have
been rolled up in SP2, which should have left only the very large
$NTServicePackUninstall one. If that is around, you should be able to
remove any others. If it is not present make sure your SP2
installation did in fact complete (does Control Panel - System - General
page name it?)


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Alex Nichol wrote:

> John wrote:
>
>>Which UNINSTALL files can I delete after installing WinXP SP2?
>>
>>I appear to have many large files in folders named
>>similarly to:
>>
>>c:\windows\$NTUNINSTALLQ317277$
>>
>>Is it ok to delete these files as they are taking up a
>>lot of space
>
> You can check on what each refers to in the related
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;317277
>
> That one in fact relates to a very old (pre SP1) patch and should
> have been rolled up in SP2, which should have left only the very
> large $NTServicePackUninstall one. If that is around, you should
> be able to remove any others. If it is not present make sure
> your SP2 installation did in fact complete (does Control Panel -
> System - General page name it?)

Hi Alex,

Note that SP2 does not delete the uninstall folders for hotfixes,
only their entries in Add/Remove Programs.

They are not removed by the service pack installation case you need
to go back to the previous installation (and then still be able to
uninstall the hotfixes in case you need to).


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx