SAVE DISK SPACE
Windows xp after Service Pack 1 keeps uninstall information for all
updates in the C:\ Windows folder. These appear as $NTUninstall....
Depending on how many updates you might have anywhere from a couple to
a couple of dozen of there folders. In order to save disk space you
can delete these folders. Doing this does not unixrtall the updates,
but will make sure you cannot unistall them later-though why someone
would want to uninstall security fixes is something I can't understand
at all anyway.
In case you do want to know exactly what uninstaller you're deleting,
you can go to
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid= <###>, where <###> is the number
listed in the name of the folder you are deleting-remember, don't add
text "$NTUninstallKB", just the number after the prefix.
Once you're satisfied, just select the folder(s) and press [Shift] + [Delete].
Now there are two ways in which to remove their references from
Add/Remove Programs list.
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Now, select the key that corresponds to the update uniinstall
information that you want to delete, and delete it.
Another way to do this would to select the update in Add/Remove
Programs list and clicking Remove
Sinced you have already deleted the Uninstall information, it's
obvious that you will get an error message that tells you that update
cannot be uninstalled, and you'll get the option to remove the entry
from the Add/Remove Programs list. Just click OK and the entry will be
removed.
Remember to check the Show updates box so you can see the installed
updates in Add/Remove Programs
Windows xp after Service Pack 1 keeps uninstall information for all
updates in the C:\ Windows folder. These appear as $NTUninstall....
Depending on how many updates you might have anywhere from a couple to
a couple of dozen of there folders. In order to save disk space you
can delete these folders. Doing this does not unixrtall the updates,
but will make sure you cannot unistall them later-though why someone
would want to uninstall security fixes is something I can't understand
at all anyway.
In case you do want to know exactly what uninstaller you're deleting,
you can go to
http://support.microsoft.com/
listed in the name of the folder you are deleting-remember, don't add
text "$NTUninstallKB", just the number after the prefix.
Once you're satisfied, just select the folder(s) and press [Shift] + [Delete].
Now there are two ways in which to remove their references from
Add/Remove Programs list.
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
Now, select the key that corresponds to the update uniinstall
information that you want to delete, and delete it.
Another way to do this would to select the update in Add/Remove
Programs list and clicking Remove
Sinced you have already deleted the Uninstall information, it's
obvious that you will get an error message that tells you that update
cannot be uninstalled, and you'll get the option to remove the entry
from the Add/Remove Programs list. Just click OK and the entry will be
removed.
Remember to check the Show updates box so you can see the installed
updates in Add/Remove Programs
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