I'm running sp3, but it's not relevant. I'm not the OP who asked about
deleting the files. I was just making a comment following your suggestion to
burn the files to a CD. In any case, all of them together (not including
$NtServicePackUninstall$ itself) take up less than 500 MB.
My feeling is that if you're so desperate for disk space that you're
searching for things to delete it's way past time for a larger disk.
"JS" wrote:
> KB821253 is an XP Service Pack 1 update:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821253
> So if your at SP2 or SP3 it's of no value.
>
> KB828028 is also an SP1 update:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms04-007.mspx
> Also of no value.
>
> What XP Service Pack do you have installed?
> Start/Run/winver
>
> --
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
>
> "Lushington" <Lushington@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3B1B5C2F-4E67-4199-ADAB-6EE3C4E93651@microsoft.com...
> > Just picking one at random (and on my system %windir% is C:\WINNT) ...
> >
> > Contents of C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$
> > spuninst (folder)
> > dwwin.exe
> > faultrep.dll
> >
> > Contents of
> > C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\spuninst
> > spuninst.bat
> > spuninst.exe
> > spuninst.inf
> >
> > Contents of C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\spuninst\spuninst.b at
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\dwwin.exe"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\dwwin.exe"
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\faultrep.dll"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\faultrep.dll"
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\dwwin.exe"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\dwwin.exe"
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB821253$\faultrep.dll"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\faultrep.dll"
> >
> > In contrast, the contents of C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB828028$\spuninst are
> > spuninst.exe
> > spuninst.txt
> > spuninst.inf
> >
> > In this case, spuninst.txt has similar commands to the spuninst.bat file
> > in
> > the other folder:
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB828028$\msasn1.dll"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\msasn1.dll"
> > COPY "C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB828028$\msasn1.dll"
> > "c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\msasn1.dll"
> >
> > Perhaps at some point the crew in charge of Windows Updates changed
> > spuninst.exe to use a *.txt file instead of a *.bat file to accomplish
> > getting the old files back in place.
> >
> >
> > "JS" wrote:
> >
> >> You got it, as long as C: is where Windows is installed,
> >> which it is in most cases.
> >>
> >> For a dual boot you will have two drive letters, so this will
> >> work for either: Start/Run and enter:
> >> %windir%\$NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.
> >>
> >> Can you post a the contents of the .bat file?
> >>
> >> --
> >> JS
> >> http://www.pagestart.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lushington" <Lushington@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A633BB7D-0B29-4A76-B468-A4C0FD037E21@microsoft.com...
> >> > 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?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
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