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198189 2003-12-07 20:05:00 Could someone let me know if it is OK to safely delete the uninstalls for the security patches,seeing that the patches are permanent?I run XPhome,and it seems to me that these uninstalls take up a bit of space that could be used for more important things.
Thanks
dumdum (4965)
198190 2003-12-07 20:47:00 This is a puzzle to me . I can't see why a security patch would have an uninstall . Oh in case it didn't work i guess and you wanted to do it again . OK .

But I can't imagine they take up much space at all . I used to worry about my HD getting filled up with anti virus signatures, but these files are of negligible size .

Better off getting some space by biffing stuff you never use .
mark c (247)
198191 2003-12-07 22:23:00 Cheers for that Mark.....Thought I might just get rid of a couple and see what happens...curiosity getting the better of me... dumdum (4965)
198192 2003-12-08 01:44:00 > Could someone let me know if it is OK to safely
> delete the uninstalls for the security patches,seeing
> that the patches are permanent?

That is Not a good idea as far as I am aware, once you have the patches installed then the patch is doing it's job, but if you remove the patch then it is not doing it job any more, so that is why you have to keep them on your computer.

I hope this helps
stu140103 (137)
198193 2003-12-08 01:56:00 Thanks for that stu.....it`s not the patch I wanted to uninstall...but the uninstall for the patch,sorry if I wasn`t that clear about what I was enquiring about.
DD
dumdum (4965)
198194 2003-12-08 02:24:00 > Thanks for that stu.....it`s not the patch I wanted
> to uninstall...but the uninstall for the patch,

Do you mean you what to remove the uninstaller from the patch so people cant uninstall them???

Sorry if I have now confused you :8}
stu140103 (137)
198195 2003-12-08 02:52:00 Yes, you`re on the button there stu.....don`t worry about confusing me,I manage to confuse myself regularly when I`m using my puter.
cheers DD
dumdum (4965)
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