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Bud Curtis - 30 Sep 2006 05:31 GMT

I'm assuming the folders under WINNT that look like $NtUninstallKB823559$
are unistall folders for the Microsoft system updates. Is there any reason
to keep them after the install?

If I have no intention of uninstalling the system updates, is there any
reason I can't delete the folders under WINNT that look like:

$NtUninstallKB823559$

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Bud Curtis
Colorado Springs, CO

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Marco Pesce - 30 Sep 2006 15:13 GMT

>I'm assuming the folders under WINNT that look like $NtUninstallKB823559$
>are unistall folders for the Microsoft system updates. Is there any reason
>to keep them after the install?

Well, they're there just in case you want to uninstall single patches
- for example if you find that for some reason one of them is causing
troubles to an application.

>If I have no intention of uninstalling the system updates, is there any
>reason I can't delete the folders under WINNT that look like:
>
> $NtUninstallKB823559$

I've recently cleared all the $NTUnistall with older patches: no
trouble.

Maybe $NtUninstallKB823559$ folder or the files within are locked by
system: you could check handles and locks by using a third party
application such as Procexp by Sysinternals

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Marco Pesce
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Gary Smith - 01 Oct 2006 06:39 GMT

If you're sure you won't want to uninstall any of those updates, you can
delete the folders. If you're cautious, copy them to a CD first.

> >I'm assuming the folders under WINNT that look like $NtUninstallKB823559$
> >are unistall folders for the Microsoft system updates. Is there any reason
> >to keep them after the install?

> Well, they're there just in case you want to uninstall single patches
> - for example if you find that for some reason one of them is causing
> troubles to an application.

> >If I have no intention of uninstalling the system updates, is there any
> >reason I can't delete the folders under WINNT that look like:
> >
> > $NtUninstallKB823559$

> I've recently cleared all the $NTUnistall with older patches: no
> trouble.

> Maybe $NtUninstallKB823559$ folder or the files within are locked by
> system: you could check handles and locks by using a third party
> application such as Procexp by Sysinternals

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> Marco Pesce
> e-mail: marcopesce()tin.it

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Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio

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