SP1a (Service Pak 1a); A disk space hog.

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James Raboin

Did I miss something in the readme.txt or release notes?
Because I just installed SP1 on Win XP Pro (which had no
service pak before, only hotfixes) and the upgrade
consumed 2.0 gb of disk space and never relinquished any
back. I did say to make it un-installable, but the
readme.txt says it should at most take 750 mb of disk
space.

Any info would be helpful, like how to cleanup and get my
2.0 gb back.

Thanks,

James P. Raboin
 
James;
Once you are sure you will keep Windows XP Service Pack 1.
The files may be hidden, to show the file:
Go to C:\WINDOWS
Click the top TOOLS, click FOLDER OPTIONS, click VIEW
Check the radio button. "Show hidden files and folders"
Click OK and you should now see more files.

Go to C:\WINDOWS and delete "$NTServicePackUinistall$" about 240 mb.
Then go to Add/Remove Programs.
Click Service Pack 1, there will be an error since you just deleted
the file.
Click YES to delete the shortcut.

Use similar procedure to delete similar files for the updates.
 
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