You got it, as long as C: is where Windows is installed,
which it is in most cases.

For a dual boot you will have two drive letters, so this will
work for either: Start/Run and enter:
%windir%\$NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.

Can you post a the contents of the .bat file?

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JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"Lushington" <Lushington@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In the unlikely event that you decide to uninstall an update after you've
> burned the folders to CD and removed the Add/Remove entry, I assume that
> the
> procedure is to copy the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folder back to C:\Windows
> and
> then run C:\Windows\$NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$\spuninst\spuninst .exe.
>
> Sometimes, there's an spuninst.bat in the ...\spuninst folder (more often
> it's spuninst.txt and/or spuninst.inf), but I assume that this is *used*
> by
> spuninst.exe and is not what the user should use.
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
>> The $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders and associated files in these
>> folders are created during each Windows Update that is installed
>> on your PC and are safe to remove if you do not plan to uninstall
>> any security or hotfix updates.
>>
>> However once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install
>> a patch or update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
>> I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of
>> folders
>> and delete the older updates.
>> Note: As a safety net I burn these folders to a CD or DVD before
>> deleting them.
>>
>> After deleting the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ folders,
>> open the Control Panel, select Add or Remove programs,
>> and remove the checkmark in the 'Show Updates' box.
>> Add/Remove will now longer see the Windows updates you deleted.
>>
>> Other folders that may be on your hard drive:
>> $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
>> $NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
>> Created if and when you installed IE7.
>> If you delete them you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7
>>
>> $NtServicePackUninstall$
>> Created when you install a service pack.
>> If you are currently using XP with SP2
>> then if you remove the folder you can no longer
>> uninstall SP2. When and if you install SP3 this folder will be
>> deleted and replaced by a new SP3 $NtServicePackUninstall$
>> folder to be used if you uninstall SP3.
>> If you have already installed SP3 then I would leave
>> this folder as is, at least 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
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Frankie" <Frankie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CAB9496D-AEC4-4A77-B79F-8F54C250D36F@microsoft.com...
>> > I have a lot of files such as: $NTUninstalKB887742$,
>> > $NTUninstalKB908250$,
>> > $NTUninstallKB888111WXPSP2$, in my C:\Windows files.
>> > They are in a blue color as opposed to black for other files in the
>> > same
>> > file. Can I safely delete these and what are they?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>