Re: Strange Folders
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 09/19/04
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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:57:58 +0100
Geoff Lane wrote:
>I've got XP home loaded on my laptop; within C:\WINDOWS\ I have 38
>folders with names similar to $NtUninstallQ815021$
>
>Anyone any idea what these are for? I assume it is something to do
>with uninstalling but there are not enough to relate to programs.
Those are there so you could *uninstall* the Hotfix patches installed by
Windows Update.. Each corresponds to a folder of files needed for the
purpose - Windows\$NTUninstallQnnnnnn$ for the fix described at
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;nnnnnn and in Add/Remove
programs as 'Windows Hotfix Qnnnnnn' or KBnnnnnn
If you decide you will not want to uninstall a fix (and if all is
running smoothly you probably won't) then delete the folder. If you
then try in Add/remove, to Remove that one, it will fail, and you will
be offered the option of removing the entry there
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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