Deleting Windows/ uninstall files for updates.

In the Windows/ folder there are many files with scarey
names like $ntServicePackUninstall$ and
$NtuninstallKB885836$. Most of them are a year or more old.
I understand that they are needed if you want to uninstall
an update.

I recently installed SP3, which went off flawlessly (to my
delight). I understand that SP3 includes all the prior
updates.

Does this mean that I can safely delete all those files
except the one for SP3? What about SP1 and 2, are they also
included in SP3? Is it okay to delete SP 1 and 2?

Most of the files are listed in blue, which I understand
means that they are compressed. Do you delete a compressed
file the same way you delete a regular file?

If it's not a good idea to delete them, is there some way I
can hide them so they don't display when I open the Windows/
folder? I have lots of space on the HD, so I don't really
have to delete them.

Windows XP media center edition on Dell C521.

Thanks
Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), FL
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