Whether to download and install updates or not.

Hey guys, I have been downloading and installing microsoft updates for
awhile. I am wondering if the updates will overwrite those old ones or just
pile up together? Cause I noticed that my free space in drive C has been
decreasing after I install new updates. I am worried that I will not have
enough free space sooner or later.

You can get rid of the old updates uninstall information (but don't uninstall the updates). This
will help you free up some space.
When updates are downloaded, they do overwrite some files etc. but they leave an uninstall files so
that if an update causes problems you can remove it. You can however, after a period, remove the old
uninstall files once you are happy everything is working okay - see the below links and the
explanation.


Tidying up after installing SP2
http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

and/or
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#R...ll_information
Removing the uninstall information

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
Save Space After Installing Updates

Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ which reside in
C:\windows (hidden folders) are Window Hot Fix Update folders/files) can be safely deleted
(providing you never wish to uninstall the updates). I would recommend leaving these folders for a
period of at least a month to make sure the update is working correctly.

These updates can be deleted individually or in multiples. To find out more about the update/s go
to:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=XXXXXX
NB: XXXXXX = the actual number not including the "Q" or "KB"

Once you have deleted the uninstall folders/files, then go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.
Select the matching Windows Hotfix Title relating the update folder/file you have just deleted and
select remove. You will get a Windows error. This is because you have deleted the uninstall
folder/files. Just choose OK and the entry will be deleted from the Add/Remove Programs Listing.


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"Sdq" <> wrote in message
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> Hey guys, I have been downloading and installing microsoft updates for
> awhile. I am wondering if the updates will overwrite those old ones or just
> pile up together? Cause I noticed that my free space in drive C has been
> decreasing after I install new updates. I am worried that I will not have
> enough free space sooner or later.