The Windows XP Service Pack 2 leaves files on your hard disk that you need if you were to uninstall the Service Pack. Once you are sure you are happy with SP2 then you might consider deleting the files:

(1) Make a restore point.

(2) Delete other restore points
(3) Delete the hidden folder of files that would be restored by an Uninstall

WARNING: If you try to use the 'Remove' for Windows XP Service Pack 2 in Add/remove programs then it will fail and offer to remove itself.

(4) Delete Download files in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

Note: This will depend on how you did the installation.

(5) If you downloaded the installation file then burn this file to a CD. Store it as a backup in case you need to reinstall the Windows XP Service Pack 2.

(6) Remove the installation's temporary folder. It will be on the drive where you downloaded the setup files, so probably C: and have a long name of random letters. If it is still around, delete it.

(7) There is a large folder C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles.

WARNING: Do not delete this - it will be used in future by Windows File Protection - but on an NTFS disk you can compress it to save about 200MB of disk space. Right click on it, Properties, click the Advanced button, and select 'Compress'

Note: This document is not original but modified from Alex Nichol's Aumha Forums.

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