You can delete the contents inside the "Downloads"
sub folder. Have you rebooted since your last update?
If so, it should be safe to delete those contents.

[url]http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/19/tips-to-slim-down-vista/[/url]
Tips to Slim Down Vista


-Michael

"torbar" <torbar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Michael
>
> Second part of question. Can I delete everything in that folder? There are
> numerous sub folders.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> torbar
>
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
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>> "torbar" <torbar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:74D81320-538D-4BF4-A0C9-3606A9C1A3B1@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > wanted to make a complette syste,m backup and it indicated that I nneded 28
>> > MB of frre space on my second drive which is not available. I had
>> > inadvertently downloaded all the langauage files from WU. I wanted to
>> > eliminate the downloaded files since they all failed to install.
>> >
>> > My quedstion: Where does Vista save the downloaded files and can I delete
>> > them?
>> >
>> > I am using Vista Ultimate.[/color]
>>
>> Windows Updates are downloaded to
>> C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>>
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