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From: Paul on 23 Apr 2010 10:56
Steve Giannoni wrote:
> How can I confirm if I have SP3 installed?
>
> How can I ID the service pack uninstall folders?
>
>

On my machine, using the "System" control panel, shows the
release info. Mine reads:

System
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 3

HTH,
Paul
From: Steve Giannoni on 23 Apr 2010 11:19
OK, I've got SP3.

Why so many uninstall folders?

Which can I delete?


On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:54:38 -0400, "Ian D" <taurus(a)nowhereatall.com>
wrote:

>
>"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>news:7rb3t5ljeip4j5qcohb91ealgp61atl8ts(a)4ax.com...
>> How can I confirm if I have SP3 installed?
>>
>> How can I ID the service pack uninstall folders?
>>
>>
>In Windows Explorer, go to Help > About. It will tell
>you the SP level of your XP installation. With the
>number of uninstall folders you have, you probably
>only have SP2 installed. With SP3, I only have 62
>uninstall folders, and I have most of the updates since
>SP3.
>
>If you don't want to install SP3, you could start deleting
>the uninstall folders, starting with the oldest, which may
>be no longer uninstallable, anyway. Don't go by the KB
>numbers, as they are not assigned by chronological date.
>
>
>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:26:30 -0400, "Ian D" <taurus(a)nowhereatall.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>news:pcp1t51l9m4o5e2gsggiagi3al2qe89cgg(a)4ax.com...
>>>> Thanks for info. Sounds like the folders should be left alone. But
>>>> then, I've got over 200 of these folders ...
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:22 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Steve Giannoni wrote:
>>>>>> My Windows folder has a multitude of sub-folders named
>>>>>> $NtUninstallKB******$ where *=seemingly random numbers. What are these
>>>>>> and can I safely delete them? Pentium IV running Windows XP home. Any
>>>>>> help greatly appreciated and thanks! ...
>>>>>
>>>>>They're your Windows Updates for things like Security Updates.
>>>>>If you needed to uninstall a Security Update from the Add/Remove
>>>>>programs thing, then that folder would be needed for the
>>>>>uninstall.
>>>>>
>>>>>The next time you're in Windows Update, look at the numbers of the
>>>>>security updates. They're "KB987654" type numbers, matching the
>>>>>kind of thing you're seeing. KB stands for KnowledgeBase and
>>>>>you can look up the KB987654 type things, here.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>
>>>If you have that many uninstall folders, you obviously
>>>don't have XP SP3 installed. When SP3 is installed, it will
>>>remove all the update files that are included in SP3. If you
>>>never intend to uninstall updates, you can safely delete
>>>those folders. Do not touch $hf_mig$, or the service pack
>>>uninstall folders..
>>>
>
From: Steve Giannoni on 22 Apr 2010 20:16
Thanks for info. Sounds like the folders should be left alone. But
then, I've got over 200 of these folders ...

On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:22 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:

>Steve Giannoni wrote:
>> My Windows folder has a multitude of sub-folders named
>> $NtUninstallKB******$ where *=seemingly random numbers. What are these
>> and can I safely delete them? Pentium IV running Windows XP home. Any
>> help greatly appreciated and thanks! ...
>
>They're your Windows Updates for things like Security Updates.
>If you needed to uninstall a Security Update from the Add/Remove
>programs thing, then that folder would be needed for the
>uninstall.
>
>The next time you're in Windows Update, look at the numbers of the
>security updates. They're "KB987654" type numbers, matching the
>kind of thing you're seeing. KB stands for KnowledgeBase and
>you can look up the KB987654 type things, here.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>
> Paul
From: Ian D on 23 Apr 2010 15:44

"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
news:7ae3t5ttbdcvjs688030nptbdjnoo7ngir(a)4ax.com...
> OK, I've got SP3.
>
> Why so many uninstall folders?
>
> Which can I delete?
>
If you have no intentions of uninstalling any, which
you must know by now, you can delete them, or move
them to a backup drive if you want to be safe. I just
checked my old laptop that has XP SP3, and it has over
200 of those folders. I'm beginning to think I deleted
all those uninstall folders from my desktop PC after I
installed SP3.

>
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:54:38 -0400, "Ian D" <taurus(a)nowhereatall.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>>news:7rb3t5ljeip4j5qcohb91ealgp61atl8ts(a)4ax.com...
>>> How can I confirm if I have SP3 installed?
>>>
>>> How can I ID the service pack uninstall folders?
>>>
>>>
>>In Windows Explorer, go to Help > About. It will tell
>>you the SP level of your XP installation. With the
>>number of uninstall folders you have, you probably
>>only have SP2 installed. With SP3, I only have 62
>>uninstall folders, and I have most of the updates since
>>SP3.
>>
>>If you don't want to install SP3, you could start deleting
>>the uninstall folders, starting with the oldest, which may
>>be no longer uninstallable, anyway. Don't go by the KB
>>numbers, as they are not assigned by chronological date.
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:26:30 -0400, "Ian D" <taurus(a)nowhereatall.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:pcp1t51l9m4o5e2gsggiagi3al2qe89cgg(a)4ax.com...
>>>>> Thanks for info. Sounds like the folders should be left alone. But
>>>>> then, I've got over 200 of these folders ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:22 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Steve Giannoni wrote:
>>>>>>> My Windows folder has a multitude of sub-folders named
>>>>>>> $NtUninstallKB******$ where *=seemingly random numbers. What are
>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>> and can I safely delete them? Pentium IV running Windows XP home.
>>>>>>> Any
>>>>>>> help greatly appreciated and thanks! ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They're your Windows Updates for things like Security Updates.
>>>>>>If you needed to uninstall a Security Update from the Add/Remove
>>>>>>programs thing, then that folder would be needed for the
>>>>>>uninstall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The next time you're in Windows Update, look at the numbers of the
>>>>>>security updates. They're "KB987654" type numbers, matching the
>>>>>>kind of thing you're seeing. KB stands for KnowledgeBase and
>>>>>>you can look up the KB987654 type things, here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>If you have that many uninstall folders, you obviously
>>>>don't have XP SP3 installed. When SP3 is installed, it will
>>>>remove all the update files that are included in SP3. If you
>>>>never intend to uninstall updates, you can safely delete
>>>>those folders. Do not touch $hf_mig$, or the service pack
>>>>uninstall folders..
>>>>
>>


From: Ian D on 22 Apr 2010 21:26

"Steve Giannoni" <casagiannoni(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
news:pcp1t51l9m4o5e2gsggiagi3al2qe89cgg(a)4ax.com...
> Thanks for info. Sounds like the folders should be left alone. But
> then, I've got over 200 of these folders ...
>
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:22 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:
>
>>Steve Giannoni wrote:
>>> My Windows folder has a multitude of sub-folders named
>>> $NtUninstallKB******$ where *=seemingly random numbers. What are these
>>> and can I safely delete them? Pentium IV running Windows XP home. Any
>>> help greatly appreciated and thanks! ...
>>
>>They're your Windows Updates for things like Security Updates.
>>If you needed to uninstall a Security Update from the Add/Remove
>>programs thing, then that folder would be needed for the
>>uninstall.
>>
>>The next time you're in Windows Update, look at the numbers of the
>>security updates. They're "KB987654" type numbers, matching the
>>kind of thing you're seeing. KB stands for KnowledgeBase and
>>you can look up the KB987654 type things, here.
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> Paul

If you have that many uninstall folders, you obviously
don't have XP SP3 installed. When SP3 is installed, it will
remove all the update files that are included in SP3. If you
never intend to uninstall updates, you can safely delete
those folders. Do not touch $hf_mig$, or the service pack
uninstall folders..


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