Service Pack 1 Cleanup

[Ron]

How do I clean up all the files generated when I applied
SP1 and no longer need it?

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Ron;
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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"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> How do I clean up all the files generated when I applied
> SP1 and no longer need it?

[Ron]

Thanks. There are a lot of other files listed as
$NTunistallQnnnnnn$ - approx 50. Should these be
unistalled too?

>-----Original Message-----
>Ron;
>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.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
etup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Ron" > wrote in message
...
>> How do I clean up all the files generated when I
applied
>> SP1 and no longer need it?
>
>
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Ron;
They can be deleted as well as long as you have no need to uninstall
the patch.
Make note of what they are and after you delete them, go to Add/Remove
Programs.
Click the matching entry, there will be an error since you deleted the
file.
Click OK and the entry will be deleted.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks. There are a lot of other files listed as
> $NTunistallQnnnnnn$ - approx 50. Should these be
> unistalled too?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Ron;
> >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.
> >
> >--
> >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
> etup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"Ron" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I clean up all the files generated when I
> applied
> >> SP1 and no longer need it?
> >
> >
> >.
> >