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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The
directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. -- Thanks, Brian B |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
How much space on C: drive is Used vs Unused?
I wouldn't advise messing with the contents of that folder if I were you. You might see http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm (and you may wish you'd seen it before you'd installed SP3). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ B David wrote: Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
Heath Stewart's Blog
How to Safely Delete Orphaned Patches http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive...d-patches.aspx John B David wrote: Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
Thanks very much. The MsiZap.exe G! instructions from Heath Stewart's site
that you recommended did the job. No side affects so far. All programs installed are genuine MS (like MS Office) or other OEM software and I have the original media to reinstall if necessary. Recovered ~24GB. That was 24GB from a 40GB drive so it really is helpful. -- Thanks, Brian B "John John (MVP)" wrote: Heath Stewart's Blog How to Safely Delete Orphaned Patches http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive...d-patches.aspx John B David wrote: Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
Thanks for your response. I went with the suggestion from John John and it
worked really well. Went to Heath Steawart's blog and downloded "WIndows installer clean up utility" and ran MsiZap.exe G! Worked great. Cleared out ~24GB from a 40GB HD. So that helped a lot. No side affects. I have all genuine MS (like MS Office) or other OEM programs so I can reload if needed. -- Thanks, Brian B "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: How much space on C: drive is Used vs Unused? I wouldn't advise messing with the contents of that folder if I were you. You might see http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm (and you may wish you'd seen it before you'd installed SP3). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ B David wrote: Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
You're welcome.
John B David wrote: Thanks very much. The MsiZap.exe G! instructions from Heath Stewart's site that you recommended did the job. No side affects so far. All programs installed are genuine MS (like MS Office) or other OEM software and I have the original media to reinstall if necessary. Recovered ~24GB. That was 24GB from a 40GB drive so it really is helpful. |
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MS OS Update files take up too much HD space
God help you if you ever need to uninstall SP3 for any reason! w
B David wrote: Thanks for your response. I went with the suggestion from John John and it worked really well. Went to Heath Steawart's blog and downloded "WIndows installer clean up utility" and ran MsiZap.exe G! Worked great. Cleared out ~24GB from a 40GB HD. So that helped a lot. No side affects. I have all genuine MS (like MS Office) or other OEM programs so I can reload if needed. How much space on C: drive is Used vs Unused? I wouldn't advise messing with the contents of that folder if I were you. You might see http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm (and you may wish you'd seen it before you'd installed SP3). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ B David wrote: Help please - My C:WINDOWS\INSTALLER directory uses 24.6 GB of HD space. The directory has 4,000+ objects (files and folders some from late 2005 thru today). What can I delete and free up this space? And how can I keep from getting all of these files, etc. from returning? This is on an old Pent 4 chip; 1.8MHZ PC with XP Pro OS from OEM. SP 3 was upgraded along the way. |
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