David Price wrote:
:: Hello
::
:: When I had Windows XP, I knew that I could remove the downloaded
:: update files. Does anyone know how to do it in VISTA.
::
:: Once and update is downloaded and installed, how and where I can
:: remove the downloaded file - saves clogging up my hard disc.
::
:: Thanks
::
:: David
The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different than that in
Windows XP.
The uninstall folder for each individual update no longer exists in Vista
and the uninstall information is stored by Volume Shadow Copy service.
After every update, Volume Shadow Copy service only backs up the updated
files.
So with Vista, it is a differential backup rather than a full backup of the
uninstall files
in Windows XP.
This backup mechanism is used to save disk space.
So basically, you cannot manually remove the uninstall files from the
computer.
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