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Remove the Widows Update Folders

Started by Michael , Jul 25 2005 07:05 PM

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Michael
Posted 25 July 2005 - 07:05 PM

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When a Windows up date is downloaded they make a folder in C:\Winodws called something like $NTUinstallKB885836$ is it nessacery to keep these folders for can I delete them.
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Posted 25 July 2005 - 07:16 PM

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These are there if you need to unistall an update that might have cause a problem.



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Posted 25 July 2005 - 07:51 PM

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But if they have been there long anough I can get rid of them with no problems, right?
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Posted 25 July 2005 - 07:56 PM

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If you don't think you will ever have to unistall that update.



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Edited by Excal, 25 July 2005 - 07:57 PM.

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 08:07 PM

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Thanks for leting me know.
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