did i delete the wrong thing

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when i go to, my computer,hp pavilion (c:), windows, there are about 45 icons
named $NtUninstall,what are these? im afraid i may have wrongly given the ok
for some necessary programs to be deleted when my new norton package was run
for the first time. can your anti virus get rid of things your system realy
needs?
 
chris said:
when i go to, my computer,hp pavilion (c:), windows, there are about 45 icons
named $NtUninstall,what are these? im afraid i may have wrongly given the ok
for some necessary programs to be deleted when my new norton package was run
for the first time. can your anti virus get rid of things your system realy
needs?
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These are the uninstall information for Windows Updates that you have
installed. By deleting them, you can no longer uninstall the update from
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.

Most will go away anyhow when you install SP-2.

Don
 
anti-virus...to me does not stir images of cleaning up
Windows files...makes me think it gets rid of
viruses...might be something I ate...
 
Don,

Your answer filled void in my question bank. I am running XP Standard SP2.
I have a lot of the $NtUninstall filles when I go to Windows Explorer, WinNt.
I have been wanting to delete them, but luckily I saw your post first. My
question is this: I have 30 of the $NtUninstall files. Do I need to keep
these, or should I go to the control panel and uninstall them there and then
do a Windows Update and receive, hopefully only a few updates? I hope this
makes sense.
 
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.

If you prefer see:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
Removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries.
 
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