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I have recently went through several xp computers doing all of my updates. Is there a folder or temp folder where all of the downloaded files are stored when they are installled that is no longer needed after they have been downloaded and installed. If they are not needed and will not affect any of my updates where are they located so i can delete them to clear up space. Also I have noticed in windows explorer, my computer, local drive c:, windows directories for the first 109 folders they all have the simaler folder name "$NtUninstallKB873339_0$" with a sub folder "spuninst", they are all in blue unlike any other folder that is black. Also the very first one is named "$hf_mig$" with no sub folder. All of these folders have several files in them. Are these needed for anything are can they be deleted as well with no harm to the computer and operation of any software. Thanks |
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"Troy" <Troy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03693369-85D5-485D-9BD4-E608F447DC38@microsoft.com... >I have recently went through several xp computers doing all of my updates. >Is > there a folder or temp folder where all of the downloaded files are stored > when they are installled that is no longer needed after they have been > downloaded and installed. If they are not needed and will not affect any > of > my updates where are they located so i can delete them to clear up space. I use Update Cleanup to remove these files: http://www.pc-shareware.com/update.htm > Also I have noticed in windows explorer, my computer, local drive c:, > windows directories for the first 109 folders they all have the simaler > folder name "$NtUninstallKB873339_0$" with a sub folder "spuninst", they > are > all in blue unlike any other folder that is black. Also the very first one > is > named "$hf_mig$" with no sub folder. All of these folders have several > files > in them. Are these needed for anything are can they be deleted as well > with > no harm to the computer and operation of any software. Thanks Generally anything starting with $ can be deleted, but play safe and keep then in the Recycle Bin for a while. |
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"Factor 13" wrote > "Troy" <Troy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:03693369-85D5-485D-9BD4-E608F447DC38@microsoft.com... >>I have recently went through several xp computers doing all of my updates. >>Is >> there a folder or temp folder where all of the downloaded files are >> stored >> when they are installled that is no longer needed after they have been >> downloaded and installed. If they are not needed and will not affect any >> of >> my updates where are they located so i can delete them to clear up space. > > I use Update Cleanup to remove these files: > http://www.pc-shareware.com/update.htm > >> Also I have noticed in windows explorer, my computer, local drive c:, >> windows directories for the first 109 folders they all have the simaler >> folder name "$NtUninstallKB873339_0$" with a sub folder "spuninst", they >> are >> all in blue unlike any other folder that is black. Also the very first >> one is >> named "$hf_mig$" with no sub folder. All of these folders have several >> files >> in them. Are these needed for anything are can they be deleted as well >> with >> no harm to the computer and operation of any software. Thanks > > Generally anything starting with $ can be deleted, but play safe and keep > then in the Recycle Bin for a while. Your advice is partially correct and somewhat dangerous. The $hf_mig$ folder should not be removed. It's needed for future updates. -- Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User] |
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The $NTUninstall....$ folders are only used for uninstalling the updates. If you are sure that after updating, there is no problem, then you can safely delete them but after that you cannot uninstall that updates. "Troy" <Troy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03693369-85D5-485D-9BD4-E608F447DC38@microsoft.com... |I have recently went through several xp computers doing all of my updates. Is | there a folder or temp folder where all of the downloaded files are stored | when they are installled that is no longer needed after they have been | downloaded and installed. If they are not needed and will not affect any of | my updates where are they located so i can delete them to clear up space. | | Also I have noticed in windows explorer, my computer, local drive c:, | windows directories for the first 109 folders they all have the simaler | folder name "$NtUninstallKB873339_0$" with a sub folder "spuninst", they are | all in blue unlike any other folder that is black. Also the very first one is | named "$hf_mig$" with no sub folder. All of these folders have several files | in them. Are these needed for anything are can they be deleted as well with | no harm to the computer and operation of any software. Thanks | |
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"Troy"wrote >I have recently went through several xp computers doing all of my updates. >Is > there a folder or temp folder where all of the downloaded files are stored > when they are installled that is no longer needed after they have been > downloaded and installed. If they are not needed and will not affect any > of > my updates where are they located so i can delete them to clear up space. > > Also I have noticed in windows explorer, my computer, local drive c:, > windows directories for the first 109 folders they all have the simaler > folder name "$NtUninstallKB873339_0$" with a sub folder "spuninst", they > are > all in blue unlike any other folder that is black. Also the very first one > is > named "$hf_mig$" with no sub folder. All of these folders have several > files > in them. Are these needed for anything are can they be deleted as well > with > no harm to the computer and operation of any software. Thanks Any temp files created during an update should have been deleted when it was completed, but to be sure after a fresh reboot delete the contents of the temp directory, normally C:\Windows\Temp. That should be done regularly anyway. Anything in there is safe to delete after a fresh reboot. If it's being used it won't let you delete it. The folders in C:\Windows labeled $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx are uninstall folders for each update - the KB number corresponds to the Knowledge Base article for that update. They are in blue because the folder is compressed. There are other blue (compressed) folders on the drive. These uninstall folders can be deleted, however if you do that then their respective update, shown in Add/Remove programs, cannot be uninstalled. I wait a month to the next round of updates. If the system is running fine through the period then I delete these folders. You could also burn them to CD so you have them to copy back in case you later decide to uninstall an update. After the folders are deleted you can remove the entries to each update in Add/Remove programs. Click on the change/remove button for the update. It will give an error message saying it can't remove the update and asks if you want to remove the entry. Click Ok. Doug Knox has a utility to automate the removal of these uninstall folders and their respective entries in Add/Remove. Get it from here: http://www.dougknox.com/ Win XP Utilities Remove Hotfix Backup Files Do not remove the folder $hf_mig$. It's needed for future updates. -- Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User] |
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