Remove downloaded update file for SP3

I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used mainly for
internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for me, but I haven't
installed it because I don't (and won't) have the room for it. How can I get
rid of the update so it won't keep asking me to "click here to install these
updates"? (I've already turned off automatic updating so it won't download
it again.)
Thanks for the help!

How to free up hard drive space on your Laptop or PC
http://www.pagestart.com/lowdiskspace01.html

Then if you have the drive space you should install SP3.
--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"Lorelei" <> wrote in message
news:BA14A8A7-B4B6-4ED7-917E-...
>I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used mainly
>for
> internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for me, but I haven't
> installed it because I don't (and won't) have the room for it. How can I
> get
> rid of the update so it won't keep asking me to "click here to install
> these
> updates"? (I've already turned off automatic updating so it won't
> download
> it again.)
> Thanks for the help!

I have already gone through the process of freeing up what space I have, but
when one's drive started off small eight years ago, there is only so much
that can be freed. I have about 1.5 GB available. I understand the benefits
of SP3 but not if it's going to clog what's left of my hard drive. Anyone
else with tips on removing unwanted uninstalled but downloaded updates?
~ Laurel


"JS" wrote:

> How to free up hard drive space on your Laptop or PC
> http://www.pagestart.com/lowdiskspace01.html
>
> Then if you have the drive space you should install SP3.
> --
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
>
> "Lorelei" <> wrote in message
> news:BA14A8A7-B4B6-4ED7-917E-...
> >I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used mainly
> >for
> > internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for me, but I haven't
> > installed it because I don't (and won't) have the room for it. How can I
> > get
> > rid of the update so it won't keep asking me to "click here to install
> > these
> > updates"? (I've already turned off automatic updating so it won't
> > download
> > it again.)
> > Thanks for the help!
>
>
>

Lorelei wrote:
> I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used
> mainly for internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for
> me, but I haven't installed it because I don't (and won't) have the
> room for it. How can I get rid of the update so it won't keep
> asking me to "click here to install these updates"? (I've already
> turned off automatic updating so it won't download it again.)
> Thanks for the help!

An install of WIndows XP with all sorts of other applications (Microsoft
Office 200x, Open Office, Firefox, Quicktime, Flash, Shockwave, Real
Alternative, 7-Zip, Paint .NET, etc and so on) should take between 4.5GB to
9GB. Anything not falling in that range is likely *your* stuff.

Download/install this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button --> RUN --> type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
--> Click OK.

(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

In the end - a standard Windows XP installation with all sorts of extras
will not likely be above about 4.5GB to 9GB in size. If you have more space
than that (likely do on a modern machine) and most of it seems to be used -
likely you need to move *your stuff* off and/or find a better way to manage
it.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If you have tried everything on all 7 pages
of the article and your drive is still full then
it's time to get a larger hard drive or
remove some infrequently used applications.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"Lorelei" <> wrote in message
news:42C617B0-0BE8-480D-BB4C-...
>I have already gone through the process of freeing up what space I have,
>but
> when one's drive started off small eight years ago, there is only so much
> that can be freed. I have about 1.5 GB available. I understand the
> benefits
> of SP3 but not if it's going to clog what's left of my hard drive. Anyone
> else with tips on removing unwanted uninstalled but downloaded updates?
> ~ Laurel
>
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
>> How to free up hard drive space on your Laptop or PC
>> http://www.pagestart.com/lowdiskspace01.html
>>
>> Then if you have the drive space you should install SP3.
>> --
>> JS
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lorelei" <> wrote in message
>> news:BA14A8A7-B4B6-4ED7-917E-...
>> >I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used mainly
>> >for
>> > internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for me, but I
>> > haven't
>> > installed it because I don't (and won't) have the room for it. How can
>> > I
>> > get
>> > rid of the update so it won't keep asking me to "click here to install
>> > these
>> > updates"? (I've already turned off automatic updating so it won't
>> > download
>> > it again.)
>> > Thanks for the help!
>>
>>
>>

What Shenan said.

Also see this page before installing SP3:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

After installing SP3, see: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

NB: If SP3 isn't installed by early next year, your computer will NOT be
offered any further critical security updates and eventually you won't even
be able to access/use Windows Update website!

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx

The hard disk space requirements for WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

You receive error messages if there is insufficient free disk space on the
system drive to install the Windows XP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956894

How to reclaim disk space on a Windows XP-based computer that has a hard
disk capacity of 4 GB or less
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956324

Error message when you try to install Windows XP SP3: "You do not have
enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949375
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Lorelei wrote:
> I have an old (2001) laptop with not much disk space, that's used mainly
> for
> internet browsing. Windows Update has downloaded SP3 for me, but I haven't
> installed it because I don't (and won't) have the room for it. How can I
> get rid of the update so it won't keep asking me to "click here to install
> these updates"? (I've already turned off automatic updating so it won't
> download it again.)
> Thanks for the help!