On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:55:02 -0800, "Bill" <> wrote:
>I am running low on diskspace and noticed that there are 135 subfolders in my
>WinNT folder all starting with $ and ending in a KB number. These appear to
>be related to automatic/manual updates. Many (but not all) of them also
>appear in the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel.
>
>I suspect these folders are related to updates/hotfixes/servicepacks/etc.
>that are no longer needed (and I have no interest in reverting to earlier
>versions of the files they replaced).
>
>But what is the best way to remove these setup files from my system to free
>up the diskspace? Should I:
>
>- simply delete the subfolders from the WinNT folder? or
>- run the Change/Remove in the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel?
>(But wouldn't doing so revert to the previous version?)
>
>Help!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill
Here's a utility to delete those backup files for you...
Removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
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