B. Parker wrote:
:: I recently upgraded my Laptop's HDD. I reloaded my original Windows
:: version then had all the Updates downloaded and installed.
::
:: I don't recall it prompting me, but for some reason, it wrote all
:: the Update files to a large removable drive, which I leave at home
:: when I go to work everyday.
::
:: Questions:
::
:: 1. Does it matter (for security/performance) that Windows will not
:: have access to these files while I'm using it away from home?
::
:: 2. Can I erase them from their current drive, or if that is not
:: recommended, can I move them to C:\Windows or somewhere else and
:: somehow get Windows to find them in this new location?
::
:: 3. Can I get Windows Update to change where it writes these files?
::
::
:: --
:: Thank you,
:: B. Parker
The updates are being downloaded to SoftwareDistribution, the temp location
they are being *run* from is on
the drive with the most free space, in your case to the removable drive.
You can delete them from the removal drive. The
SoftwareDistribution\downloads file clears itself roughly in about 10 days.
If you don't want Windows to use the large removable drive when updating,
then don't have it connected to the laptop when updating.
--
TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
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