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SP2 with sytem restore
i have just gone into system restore and seen something called
software distribution service 2.0 on two dates. i have updated to xp service pack 2 about a month ago. Could you please enlighten me to what this is? thanks you |
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robert_foster wrote:
i have just gone into system restore and seen something called software distribution service 2.0 on two dates. i have updated to xp service pack 2 about a month ago. Could you please enlighten me to what this is? thanks you These are the download files for SP2. Here are notes from the late, great MVP Alex Nichol on tidying up after installing SP2: "Installing SP2 leaves a lot of space on hard disk taken up by files you would only ever need if you were to uninstall it. Once you are sure you are happy with it: "A very big restore point will have been made. Once a new regular size one has been made in the ordinary way, clean up by going to Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup and in 'More Options' click the bottom button to remove all but the most recent restore point. "Delete the hidden folder of files that would be restored by an Uninstall: C:\Windows\$NTServicePackUninstall. Once done, if you try to use the 'Remove' for Service pack 2 in Add/remove programs, that will fail and offer to remove itself. "There may also be a large folder C \Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download depending on how you did the installation. That can also be deleted. "Check that the installation's temporary folder did get properly removed - it will be on the drive where you downloaded the setup files, so probably C: and have a long name of random letters. If it is still around, delete it. And burn the downloaded file to a CD so as to have it if you ever need to reinstall. "There will also be a large folder C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles. Do not delete this - it will be used in future by Windows File Protection - but on an NTFS disk you can compress it to save about 200MB of disk space. R-click on it, Properties, click the Advanced button, and select 'Compress'." Malke -- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User www.elephantboycomputers.com In Memoriam - MVP Alex Nichol The world is diminished without him. |
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robert_foster wrote:
i have just gone into system restore and seen something called software distribution service 2.0 on two dates. i have updated to xp service pack 2 about a month ago. Could you please enlighten me to what this is? thanks you Those are probably post SP2 hotfixes installed by windows update. |
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