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Number   :  10980
Date     :  2005-04-20
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Re: Win XP KB Upgrades???
Size(KB) :  2



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "pat1ck"  wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> Xxclone Beta Test Ref No. 23908.
> 
> Running Win XPSP2 with All current Upgrades installed, which is the
> reason fro the question. 1.7Ghz Celeron. 768Mb RAM. 40Gb H\D times
> two, and one 8.2Gb H\D as Utility drive.
> 
> Could anyone advise on the following 
> 
> After the Installation of SP2, there was a period of grace, where
> there were no more Upgrades.
> Suddenly in Feb through to April there has been a spat of Upgrades.
> 
> My Question is this:
> 
> Once the Upgrade has been installed, is there a particular reason 
for
> the retention of that particular Upgrade. KB xxxxxx.
> 
> Is it necessary to retain these KB Upgrades.
> 1: If they have to be retained, can they be placed into a New 
Folder
> and tucked away either on CD or on a separate H\D.
> 2: If they appear in the Control Panel\ Add\Remove.
> Do they have to remain there or can they be removed safely, without
> causing any disruption to say Windows SFC.
> 3: Or is the case, that once the KB has been installed it could and
> can be removed safely.
> 
> My Sincere thanks in Advance
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Pat

All of this prior to SP2 is "supposed" to be included in SP2. I just 
canned that.

1)$NTServicePackUninstall$ is SP2 it's self
2)$hf_mig$ is updates downloads after SP2
3)$NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ is the ability to Uninstall each update
4)Windows\KBxxxxxx.log('s) go with each update
5)More unrelated in Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads\
6)Installations may get left in Windows\Downloaded Installations

I've moved (& compressed) 1)-5) to my Archive and call it Window's 
Patches. By the time it's moved the chances of ever need any of it 
are slim to none, but the space exists. You can always put an 
Uninstall back and execute if necessary (provided you can figure out 
which one!) If you got SP2 on OK I seriously doubt you'll ever want 
to uninstall it? In fact after a few days all this "stuff" is just 
taking up space as far as I'm concerned. So I at least get it off 
the OS partition. (One of the latest updates has caused a "delay" 
in mouse left click responce in case anyone's noticed.)

DES









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