JS
Wed Jul 02 13:23:11 PDT 2008
Apparently they are not removed, however:
The $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders and associated files
in these folders are safe to remove.
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
Created when you installed IE7.
If you installed IE7 before you installed SP3
then you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7 and they
can also be deleted.
$NtServicePackUninstall$
When you installed SP3 this folder grow in size
as it will contain both SP2 and SP3 uninstall files.
If you have already installed SP3 then I would leave
this folder as is until you are certain that no bugs have
cropped up after installing SP3.
Note: Once you delete this folder you are stuck with SP3
Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
(and any folders that are part of/contained in $hf_mig$)
It is a necessary folder for future updates
Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
And:
Is it safe to delete the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html
JS
www.pagestart.com
"John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> wrote in message
news:ZOSdnclt6dxTSfbVnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@posted.ccountrynet...
>I recently upgraded a friend's XP Pro to SP3, fully expecting that all the
>c:\windows\$NtUninstallKB* folders would disappear. Man, was I ever let
>down. I want to upgrade my XP Home to SP3, but not if it won't be removing
>all that clutter.
>
> Is there some trick I'm missing?
>
> --
> John Corliss