Folder $NtUninstallQ311889$

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I have 43 folders in my windows directory that all
look similar to this:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ311889$

What are these for? Can these be deleted?
Running Windows XP home edition.

Hoby in Idaho
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Those folders are WinUpdate Uninstalls so you can remove the update if so desired. Usually the updates are not removed and
I personally delete all the $NT folders.
I have 43 folders in my windows directory that all look similar to this:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ311889$

What are these for? Can these be deleted?
Running Windows XP home edition.

Hoby in Idaho
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"Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual updates.

If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's
excellent website for instructions.

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

I have 43 folders in my windows directory that all look similar to this:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ311889$

What are these for? Can these be deleted?
Running Windows XP home edition.

Hoby in Idaho
please reply to the newsgroup
 
IdahoSpud said:
I have 43 folders in my windows directory that all
look similar to this:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ311889$

What are these for? Can these be deleted?
Running Windows XP home edition.
Click to expand...

Those are there so you could *uninstall* the patches. 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

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
 
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