Wangerly wrote:
> Hi, I installed sp2 yesterday, and after a few hours or
> misery, things not working well, I uninstalled it, first
> using Add/Remove, then a System Restore. Everything seems
> to be back to normal now, other than I have lost about
> 400 megs of disk space, even after deleting all but the
> most recent Restore Point.
Clean out this folder (WU5's temporary download folder)
and see if it helps:
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\
where %windir% is typically C:\Windows
> Also, in Add/Remove, there are
> quite a few SP2 fixes still there. Any way to regain my
> hard drive space, and should the sp2 fixes still show in
> the Add/Remove list?
Those updates are updates to your SP1 installation (the SP2 reference
is just an indication that they will be an integral part of SP2) and
you are supposed to see them in Add/Remove Programs.
If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the Hotfixes
(e.g. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ folders in the Windows folder) and cleanup
your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's excellent
website for instructions.
Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix
entries in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the
actual updates.
--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
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