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Number   :  10490
Date     :  2005-02-10
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Housekeeping, Tips & Solicitations
Size(KB) :  2



Prior to SP2 I had 40 uninstallable Windows updates, 
$NTUninstallKBxxxxxx$'s including 24 KBxxxxxx.log files and 21 
Qxxxxxx.log files. All of which is "supposd" to be included in SP2. 
Moved all that out to my Archive\Window's Patches\Prior to SP2\. 
Then came SP2 with $NTServicePackUninstall$. And since then 15 more 
$NTUninstallKBxxxxxx's (& KBxxxxxx.log's). Not to mention the 
$hf_mig$ folder containing 14 downloaded installation packages (1 of 
the uninstalls is for a hot fix that apparently there was no 
download for!). Before I forget, there was 8 numerically coded 
folders in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ that appeared 
to be the result of letting the Security Center download the last 
lot? I got tired of waiting for something to happen and got it 
myself. Moved all that out to the Archive\Window's Patches\. Boring 
you with the details, all this represents 576 MB (401 MB 
compressed), 3,350 files in 206 folders. Or, it's no wonder Windows 
gags eventually. Oh, and while doinking with this I found 2 M$ 
installation packages in C:\Windows\Downloaded Installations\ from 
running installers which I have stored in & run from my own 
location. Window's is just trying to do me a favor keeping another 
copy I suppose? A trivial 6 MB!

All the Uninstall stuff can be dumped I'm sure, after a grace period 
to determine if anything bad has resulted (and providing you can 
figure out which did what!). Especially that prior to SP2. And if 
after installing SP2 and you're still running... you might uninstall 
it just for fun... Right! The $hf_mig$ folder will reappear with 
more contents after next Patch Tuesday I'm sure.

OK, there's another mother load in C:\Windows\Installer\, nearly 100 
MB for me. The numerically coded (classID?) folders bother me. Some 
of the numbered installation packages are obviously junk, much like 
the installation packages left in the C:\Windows\Downloaded 
Installations\ above. There are even a few .MST files (logs of 
whatever?) of 0 bytes that have to be junk. Any inputs on this 
speciffically before I start experimenting?

And any more known Windows Crap ripe for removal? I know about 
Prefetch, but that's relatively small for me as I'll purge it 
ocationally.

DES



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