removing the uninstall feature.

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Sherri

I have installed several patches and typically pick the
option that allows me to uninstall this update incase I
run into problems with the patch. Once I have verified
that these patches work, how can I remove the ability to
uninstall these patches to free up some disk space?
 
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From: "Sherri" <[email protected]>
Subject: removing the uninstall feature.
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:16:08 -0800
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.windows_update

I have installed several patches and typically pick the
option that allows me to uninstall this update incase I
run into problems with the patch. Once I have verified
that these patches work, how can I remove the ability to
uninstall these patches to free up some disk space?
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Sherri,

For the update you want to remove the uninstall option for you should be able to delete the hidden sub-folder under %
systemroot% and then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, find the
sub-key that goes with the update, you may need to check the DisplayName value in the sub-keys to make sure you have
the right one, and then remove the sub-key.

As a precaution you may want to backup the folder and export the registry key before deleting them just in case.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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