$NtuninstallQ....folders in Windows folder

[DaveJ]

I just noticed I have 16 folders under the Windows folder
that all start with $NtuninstallQ......$ Also they are
colored blue rather than black. They are links and I'm
afraid to click them for fear they are viruses or
something else bad. Every one has a sub folder under it
named spuninst also in blue and a link. Anyone know what
these are and how to get rid of them if need be

[Nicholas]

Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual update.

If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)=20
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's=20
excellent website for instructions.

Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix =
entries
in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the=20
actual updates.

Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm


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Nicholas

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"DaveJ" > wrote in message:
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| I just noticed I have 16 folders under the Windows folder=20
| that all start with $NtuninstallQ......$ Also they are=20
| colored blue rather than black. They are links and I'm=20
| afraid to click them for fear they are viruses or=20
| something else bad. Every one has a sub folder under it=20
| named spuninst also in blue and a link. Anyone know what=20
| these are and how to get rid of them if need be

[Ted]

"Nicholas" > wrote in message =
...
"""Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual update."""

<snipped>

Oh boy! So, you're bucking for ****wit of the week, eh?

The OP described the folders exactly as you did on the part I snipped, =
yet somehow you start off your reply with this ****ed in the arse reply, =
as if they are the updates themselves! It's one thing to be confused =
going through life, but please don't punish the poor chap for your =
confusion.

[DaveJ]

Lighten up Ted. I understood perfectly what Nicholas
said. Does that make me co-****wit of the week? What a
douche. You didn't help me. Do you cruise the
newsgroups just waiting to pounce on someone?
>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Nicholas" > wrote in message
...
>"""Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the
Windows Update
>website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will
uninstall
>the actual update."""
>
><snipped>
>
>Oh boy! So, you're bucking for ****wit of the week, eh?
>
>The OP described the folders exactly as you did on the
part I snipped, yet somehow you start off your reply with
this ****ed in the arse reply, as if they are the updates
themselves! It's one thing to be confused going through
life, but please don't punish the poor chap for your
confusion.
>
>
>.
>

[Shiva]

Hi,
Those folders contain uninstall information for the OS hotfixes/updates you
have on your PC. They are required if you decide to uninstall those
hotfixes/updates in future. You can keep them - no harm. And they are in
blue because their content has been compressed by WinXP to save disk space.

"DaveJ" > wrote in message
...
I just noticed I have 16 folders under the Windows folder
that all start with $NtuninstallQ......$ Also they are
colored blue rather than black. They are links and I'm
afraid to click them for fear they are viruses or
something else bad. Every one has a sub folder under it
named spuninst also in blue and a link. Anyone know what
these are and how to get rid of them if need be

[Ted]

"DaveJ" > wrote in message =
...
> Lighten up Ted. I understood perfectly what Nicholas said.=20

Ok, then you're gormless also! What this means (to you for example), is =
that if 1+1=3D3, then that is a correct sum!

> Does that make me co-****wit of the week?

Adding won't help you, refer to my first statement!
=20
> What a douche.

Refer to my first statement!
=20
> You didn't help me. Do you cruise the=20
> newsgroups just waiting to pounce on someone?

And you came up with your screwed in the arse sum, so what ****ing =
difference does it make now?

[Nicholas]

"Ted" needs to learn:

How to Make a Good Newsgroup Post
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm