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January 2nd 06, 02:45 PM
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I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed.
They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system? 
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January 2nd 06, 02:55 PM
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Hi
Do you mean $NtUninstallKB######$: If so, those are the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes that can be seen in Add/Remove Programs. If you are sure that you will not want to uninstall any of those Hotfixes, then those folders can be deleted. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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January 2nd 06, 03:42 PM
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Those are the files. I don't see them listed in add/remove programs, I only
see them when I go to C/Windows. In add/remove i see Security Updates for Windows XP (kb######), Windows XP hot fixe kb######. "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Do you mean $NtUninstallKB######$: If so, those are the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes that can be seen in Add/Remove Programs. If you are sure that you will not want to uninstall any of those Hotfixes, then those folders can be deleted. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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January 2nd 06, 04:09 PM
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Hi
They are the ones - Security Updates etc. You check the ###### in Add/Remove Programs against the ###### in the Windows folder. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... Those are the files. I don't see them listed in add/remove programs, I only see them when I go to C/Windows. In add/remove i see Security Updates for Windows XP (kb######), Windows XP hot fixe kb######. "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Do you mean $NtUninstallKB######$: If so, those are the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes that can be seen in Add/Remove Programs. If you are sure that you will not want to uninstall any of those Hotfixes, then those folders can be deleted. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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January 2nd 06, 04:25 PM
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Am I correct in saying it does not delete the update only the uninstall, so
it is safe to do and reclaim some hard drive space? Sorry for being a pain I am a beginner and can't afford to harm my system "Will Denny" wrote: Hi They are the ones - Security Updates etc. You check the ###### in Add/Remove Programs against the ###### in the Windows folder. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... Those are the files. I don't see them listed in add/remove programs, I only see them when I go to C/Windows. In add/remove i see Security Updates for Windows XP (kb######), Windows XP hot fixe kb######. "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Do you mean $NtUninstallKB######$: If so, those are the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes that can be seen in Add/Remove Programs. If you are sure that you will not want to uninstall any of those Hotfixes, then those folders can be deleted. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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January 2nd 06, 04:37 PM
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Just the uninstall files will be deleted. The Hotfixes/Updates will remain in place, but you won't be able to uninstall them. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... Am I correct in saying it does not delete the update only the uninstall, so it is safe to do and reclaim some hard drive space? Sorry for being a pain I am a beginner and can't afford to harm my system "Will Denny" wrote: Hi They are the ones - Security Updates etc. You check the ###### in Add/Remove Programs against the ###### in the Windows folder. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... Those are the files. I don't see them listed in add/remove programs, I only see them when I go to C/Windows. In add/remove i see Security Updates for Windows XP (kb######), Windows XP hot fixe kb######. "Will Denny" wrote: Hi Do you mean $NtUninstallKB######$: If so, those are the uninstall files for the Windows Hotfixes that can be seen in Add/Remove Programs. If you are sure that you will not want to uninstall any of those Hotfixes, then those folders can be deleted. -- Will Denny MS MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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January 2nd 06, 04:59 PM
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See the handy utility from Doug Knox - XP_Remove_Hotfix_Backup at
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm This will remove the directories and files and the uninstall information from Control Panel automatically. (It's perfectly safe to remove these, but always best to wait a week or two before deleting any particular update in case of a problem. Once removed, it can't be uninstalled.) -- "Tom" wrote in message ... I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete these without hurting my system?
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