Re: Computer Maintenance Post SP2
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:33:03 +0100
Albert wrote:
>The SP2 download to me was of a 100MB file. I can't find such a file on my
>machine so I think it was auto deleted after expanding into Windows -
>Download - 9ded4ee34a35fced0033d3e (which is now 400MB = 2,000+ files and
>half a dozen sub-folders that total about another 50MB). And I think that lot
>created Windows -ServicePackFiles - i386 (which is now also about 450 MB in
>2,000+ files). And I assume that the installer then created Windows -
>$NtServicePackUNinstall$ (a hidden file with about 400MB worth of 2,500 or so
>old XP files), and then "copied" all the ServicePackFiles - i386 stuff into
>my Win XP itself.
>
>Obviously the 400MB uninstal file might be needed. But, can either of the
>other two files be safely deleted, or even moved?
The ServicePackFiles is needed: contains the service pack file versions
for use in preference to ones from the original CD if needed by File
Protection/SFC/New Hardware etc. On an NTFS drive a useful amount of
space can be saved by compressing it. What you can do if you have a CD
burner is burn the complete folder to a CD, then run regedit.exe and at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
Change the value of ServicePackSourcePath and ServicePackCachePath in
the right pane to reflect the drive. Best if you have 2 drives, and can
have the original SourcePath on one and this on the other
The uninstall folder you can delete once you are satisfied you will not
want to uninstall. The downloaded files were put into a working folder
- something like C:\long cryptic number - which ought to have got
deleted when installation completed - and expanded to that
Windows - Download one, which is not I think going to be usable again so
you might as well delete that too
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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