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Mark
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      12-19-2005
how can i have my updates not take up so much memory on my HD... i still
want the updates but i want the new updates to some how replace the old
updates...right now all my updates take up a lot of space on my HD and now Im
down to 100Mb in my HD out ot 80 Gb....
 
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MowGreen [MVP]
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      12-19-2005
Mark,

They take up space on the HD; they have *nothing* to do with memory.
This page has a method for removing the uninstall packages for updates
that are not causing any issues :

I want to Save Space and delete unnecessary files after installing a
Windows Update patch or Service Pack.
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

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Mark wrote:

> how can i have my updates not take up so much memory on my HD... i still
> want the updates but i want the new updates to some how replace the old
> updates...right now all my updates take up a lot of space on my HD and now Im
> down to 100Mb in my HD out ot 80 Gb....

 
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