Windows Server 2003 EE Duplicate Files

My Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition has 20GB of files in the
C:\Windows\Installer folder. While they have different names, there are for
instance 260 files that are 59,163KB, and 213 files that are 10,117KB. This
is just two examples. How can I tell if it is safe to delete them?

"DallasMarty" <> wrote in message
news:ACAA54F8-ECDC-4D2A-8D71-...
> My Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition has 20GB of files in the
> C:\Windows\Installer folder. While they have different names, there are
> for
> instance 260 files that are 59,163KB, and 213 files that are 10,117KB.
> This
> is just two examples. How can I tell if it is safe to delete them?

There must be a Windows Server discussion group within that archaic web
interface where you have posted.
You would, I feel, get a far better response there as opposed to posting in
the Windowsupdate group - unless you have a connection between both groups
that you have yet to mention.

Antioch

The interface I'm using to access this page shows this group as a subgroup of
servers\management. Because I believe these files were created by windows
update, this seemed like the appropiate location.

BTW, I forgot to mention earlier, this folder is a protected operating
system folder. So unless you unflag "hide protected operating system files",
you won't see it.

"antioch" wrote:

>
> "DallasMarty" <> wrote in message
> news:ACAA54F8-ECDC-4D2A-8D71-...
> > My Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition has 20GB of files in the
> > C:\Windows\Installer folder. While they have different names, there are
> > for
> > instance 260 files that are 59,163KB, and 213 files that are 10,117KB.
> > This
> > is just two examples. How can I tell if it is safe to delete them?
>
> There must be a Windows Server discussion group within that archaic web
> interface where you have posted.
> You would, I feel, get a far better response there as opposed to posting in
> the Windowsupdate group - unless you have a connection between both groups
> that you have yet to mention.
>
> Antioch
>
>
>

There are Windows server newsgroups.

Try using a reall NNTP newsreader instead of the totally clunky web
interface.

Windows Update is for issues with the Windows Update service.


"DallasMarty" <> wrote in message
news:B178A838-8F64-4FEF-81A6-...
: The interface I'm using to access this page shows this group as a subgroup
of
: servers\management. Because I believe these files were created by windows
: update, this seemed like the appropiate location.
:
: BTW, I forgot to mention earlier, this folder is a protected operating
: system folder. So unless you unflag "hide protected operating system
files",
: you won't see it.
:
: "antioch" wrote:
:
: >
: > "DallasMarty" <> wrote in message
: > news:ACAA54F8-ECDC-4D2A-8D71-...
: > > My Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition has 20GB of files in the
: > > C:\Windows\Installer folder. While they have different names, there
are
: > > for
: > > instance 260 files that are 59,163KB, and 213 files that are
10,117KB.
: > > This
: > > is just two examples. How can I tell if it is safe to delete them?
: >
: > There must be a Windows Server discussion group within that archaic web
: > interface where you have posted.
: > You would, I feel, get a far better response there as opposed to posting
in
: > the Windowsupdate group - unless you have a connection between both
groups
: > that you have yet to mention.
: >
: > Antioch
: >
: >
: >