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483554 2006-09-09 23:53:00 running XP with SP2 installed
in the WINDOWS folder these files just keep on keeping on
there are 54 entries now as e.g. $NtUninstallKB873339$, which expands to spuninst, to 4 other files, .exe .inf .txt .dll - most seem to be less than 1MB but there's one that's even bigger 5.3MB - at this rate they'll consume my hard drive eventually - are these okay? can they be safely deleted? what are they? can someone put my mind to rest please?
jayal (1291)
483555 2006-09-09 23:55:00 Most probably all the updates / patches for XP.

The folders are most probably where the uninstall looks, if u uninstall the updates.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
483556 2006-09-10 00:04:00 so they can be cleared out? jayal (1291)
483557 2006-09-10 00:11:00 According to this (windowsxp.mvps.org)

And this (www.askdavetaylor.com tml)

You can.

Just as long as u dont want to remove/uninstall the patches/hotfixes, if u have probs later.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
483558 2006-09-10 02:31:00 thanks Speedy, most helpful jayal (1291)
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