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April 13th 05, 01:40 AM
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Post SP2 install: Safe to delete "Software distrubution" files?
My first installation of SP2 went bad, and I had to uninstall it, then
reinstall from a CD. The failed installation, which I did over the net, left behind a huge amount of files in a folder inside the Windows folder called "software distributioin." Is it safe to delete these files, now that I have completed a successful installation? thanks Richard 
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April 13th 05, 01:43 AM
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Hi Richard
Please have a look at the following article: http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php... asc&highlight -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Nyco_ork" wrote in message ... My first installation of SP2 went bad, and I had to uninstall it, then reinstall from a CD. The failed installation, which I did over the net, left behind a huge amount of files in a folder inside the Windows folder called "software distributioin." Is it safe to delete these files, now that I have completed a successful installation? thanks Richard
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April 13th 05, 07:46 PM
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Got it -- thanks.
Richard "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Richard Please have a look at the following article: http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php... asc&highlight -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Nyco_ork" wrote in message ... My first installation of SP2 went bad, and I had to uninstall it, then reinstall from a CD. The failed installation, which I did over the net, left behind a huge amount of files in a folder inside the Windows folder called "software distributioin." Is it safe to delete these files, now that I have completed a successful installation? thanks Richard
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April 13th 05, 08:47 PM
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Will, actually, it seems that it is necessary -- that is, the user MUST
delete the software distribution files after a failed update. I just tried to install the security patches that came out today, and they failed -- wouldn't even download. After I deleted the old software distribution files, I was able to install the patches properly. So those files being left behind actually cause problems. Richard "Nyco_ork" wrote: Got it -- thanks. Richard "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Richard Please have a look at the following article: http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php... asc&highlight -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Nyco_ork" wrote in message ... My first installation of SP2 went bad, and I had to uninstall it, then reinstall from a CD. The failed installation, which I did over the net, left behind a huge amount of files in a folder inside the Windows folder called "software distributioin." Is it safe to delete these files, now that I have completed a successful installation? thanks Richard
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