$NtUninstallxxxxxxxxxx$ Files..

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I'm working with a new install of XP and I notice about 65 folders in my
Windows folder with names like the Subject, $NtUninstallKB7339$ for
example.

What are these?
 
If you are running with a completely new formatted Windows XP system, never
downloaded/installed any upgrades/patches, and have not installed a Service
Pack (2), then you can remove all of those files.

Easiest is to check with Add/Remove Programs, turn Show Updates ON, and see
if any Updates/Patches show.
 
They are the un-install files and folders for each of the updates you have
installed on your PC. The numbers following the letters KB are the numbers
that identifies the update and can be used to search Microsoft's Knowledge
Base for the details about a specific update.

For example: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339/en-us

JS
 
JD said:
OK, that's what I figured they were. Can I delete them?
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You can, but if you do, you will not be able to uninstall the updates they
are for.

Unless you are short of disk space, I would leave them alone. They don't
hurt you in any way, and even though it may be unlikely that you will ever
need to uninstall any of these, it's always possible.
 
Don't delete the $hf_mig$ directory as this is a general distribution
release store. The others are hotfix and service pack uninstall routines. If
you're sure you'll never need to back down then you can delete them.

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Now how many times have you read where someone has stated that they
installed Windows XP and they actually meant that they did a
repair/reinstall?

It never hurts to double-check before we tell someone to destroy there
system!!!
 
You're the only one that has said I can delete them. The link you
provided also says I can delete them. I guess I should wait a week or
two and see if there are any problems with the various updates and then
delete the files? I just updated my XP home edition SP2 on Friday night
and I haven't really used the computer much since them.

Thanks!
 
JD said:
You're the only one that has said I can delete them.
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Did you read my reply? I also said you can delete them. But I recommended
that, unless you are short of disk space, you take the more prudent course
and keep them.
 
To play it safe, burn them to a DVD/CD, and delete them.

However, they will show up in Add/Remove Programs and int the Uninstall key
in the registry (which Add/Remove uses).

You can use programs to remove these entries and/or clcik on each of them in
Add/Remove programs which will prompt that the uninstall does not exist and
do you want the entry removed.
 
NewScience said:
If you are running with a completely new formatted Windows XP system,
never downloaded/installed any upgrades/patches, and have not installed a
Service Pack (2), then you can remove all of those files.
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If the OP WAS running a completely new, clean install of XP and had NOT
downloaded any updates or installed SP2 then the OP wouldn't HAVE any of
these files.....
 
Yes, I saw your reply. You recommneded that I not delete them. I think
I'm doing something in between, leaving them for a while and then
probably deleting them.
 
JD said:
Yes, I saw your reply. You recommneded that I not delete them. I think
I'm doing something in between, leaving them for a while and then
probably deleting them.
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That's fine. You are welcome to do whatever you want. My point remains: if
you need the disk space and are comfortable that you will never want to
uninstall them, by all means delete them. It's highly unlikely that you will
ever need them

If either of the above are *not* true, deleting them makes no sense at all
to me. Unless you need the disk space, you should delete only things you
*know* you will never need, not those that are highly unlikely that you will
never need.

99 times out of 100 (change the numbers if you don't think mine are
completely accurate) you will have no problem if you delete them. But
there's no reason to run even the small risk of that other 1% *unless* you
need the space.
 
As Ken said "if you need the disk space". Since most of these updates are
security updates they don't take much drive space and if you have a large
drive and you don't need the disk space, leave them be as the space you gain
may not be worth the effort and small amount of risk.

JS
 
JD

If they are on an NTFS formatted disk you can compress the files to
something like half the size.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England

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