Clean up help!

[Shelia]

I am not very computer smart so I need help. I notice
that my computer is getting very slow lately and want to
try and take out programs or trash that i don't need to
create space, when I went into my screen to see what I
could remove I found about 13 or 14 of this: Windows HP
Hotfix(SP1)(see Q309521 for info) size 11.05MB. All
the "Q" numbers were different and they all we done on
the same day in March of 2003, they all have 11.05MB.
Sorry if I seem really dumb, but I really don't have a
clue what this is. It just seems to me that these are
taking alot of my MB and I thougth that I could maybe get
rid of them but I don't want to take out something that
messes up my computer!! Help!

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Shelia;
those are the updates you have downloaded from Windows Update and you
should leave them.

However the uninstall files can be safely removed:
Once you are sure you will keep Windows XP Service Pack 1.
The files may be hidden, to show the file:
Go to C:\WINDOWS
Click the top TOOLS, click FOLDER OPTIONS, click VIEW
Check the radio button. "Show hidden files and folders"
Click OK and you should now see more files.

Go to C:\WINDOWS and delete "$NTServicePackUinistall$" about 240 mb.
Then go to Add/Remove Programs.
Click Service Pack 1, there will be an error since you just deleted
the file.
Click YES to delete the shortcut.

Use similar procedure to delete similar files for the updates.

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"Shelia" > wrote in message
...
> I am not very computer smart so I need help. I notice
> that my computer is getting very slow lately and want to
> try and take out programs or trash that i don't need to
> create space, when I went into my screen to see what I
> could remove I found about 13 or 14 of this: Windows HP
> Hotfix(SP1)(see Q309521 for info) size 11.05MB. All
> the "Q" numbers were different and they all we done on
> the same day in March of 2003, they all have 11.05MB.
> Sorry if I seem really dumb, but I really don't have a
> clue what this is. It just seems to me that these are
> taking alot of my MB and I thougth that I could maybe get
> rid of them but I don't want to take out something that
> messes up my computer!! Help!