Re: Removing Uninstall files

Removing Old Windows Updates:-

Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ which
reside in C:\windows (hidden folders) are Window Hot Fix Update folders/files) can be
safely deleted (providing you never wish to uninstall the updates). I would recommend
leaving these folders for a period of at least a month to make sure the update is working
correctly.

These updates can be deleted individually or in multiples. To find out more about the
update/s go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=XXXXXX
NB: XXXXXX = the actual number not including the "Q" or "KB"

Once you have deleted the uninstall folders/files, then go to Control Panel, Add/Remove
Programs. Select the matching Windows Hotfix Title relating the update folder/file you
have just deleted and select remove. You will get a Windows error. This is because you
have deleted the uninstall folder/files. Just choose OK and the entry will be deleted from
the Add/Remove Programs Listing.

and/or
http://winhlp.com/node/125#Removing_the_uninstall_information
Removing the uninstall information

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
Save Space After Installing Updates



Slipstreaming links

Autostreamer Instructions/download:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=248
Creating a bootable Windows XP

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide

Note Autostreamer worked with SP3 as I recently slipstreamed SP3 with the original disk..


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"Robert M Jones" <robert53newsgroups-ms2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| I've just upgraded my OEM version of XP Home SP2 to SP3 using a
| downloaded ISO image of SP3 on CD which all went smoothly.
|
| My C:\ partition (about 12GB) which has just the OS on it, is now down
| to 350-450MB of free space and I am wondering about removing some of the
| uninstall files in the Windows folder. At the moment there is not enough
| free space for disk defrag to work properly.
|
| The alternative is to increase the partition size which I can do with
| BootItNG - although I'd like to try the safer alternative first.
|
| Given that XP3 rolls up most of the previous KB... updates, what can I
| safely delete of the uninstall files?
|
| (I'm also planning to create a slipstreamed XP SP3 CD and would
| appreciate a link for the method to do that please, if possible) - I
| have an XP SP2 installation disk, and the downloaded ISO image of SP3 on
| CD too.
|
| Many thanks for any assistance.
|
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