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Re: Is it Safe to delete Windows Update entries and files?

 
 
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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      01-22-2007
The entries in Add/Remove Programs have little value if the update will
never be removed.
If you have a program that can SAFELY delete the entries, it is safe.
But since you did not name the program it is difficult for anyone to know if
that program is safe.

Also see:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

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"Strike" <> wrote in message
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> Is it safe to delete the Windows Update entries in Add/Remove Programs if
> you don't want to un-install the updates? Also can I delete the Blue
> update files in the Windows directory? Same with all the log files? Seems
> like they take up lot of wasted space. Thanks,
>


 
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