Re: What files can I delete under ..\SoftwareDistribution?

I went ahead and deleted it. So far nothing bad has happened.
I suspect the area is used for downloading patches and updates
prior to installation. I had had at least one instance where I
tried to put in WS2K3SP1 and it failed. My guess is no cleanup
occurred.

Steve

Zack Whittaker (MSBETA) wrote:
> That just looks like a part of Windows 2003 Server (32bit) setup...
> try cutting and pasting it to another folder. If it doesn't let you,
> then don't delete it. However on my system I've literally just
> deleted a whole load of files from there and no BSOD so I can assume
> it's OK.


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