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i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what about
the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these are
the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?

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You can, but why would you want to? Text files are small.

"laurie" wrote:

> i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what about
> the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these are
> the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?

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They are not install files, they are also uninstall files.

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"laurie" <laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27D7F9AF-CFAE-40A2-B00C-C9FD6A4F5FE4@microsoft.com...
>i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what about
> the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these are
> the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?

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the reason i ask is because i have over 50 of these.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:

> They are not install files, they are also uninstall files.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>
> "laurie" <laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27D7F9AF-CFAE-40A2-B00C-C9FD6A4F5FE4@microsoft.com...
> >i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what about
> > the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these are
> > the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?
>
>
>

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You can delete them if you are sure you won't want to remove those updates.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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http://www.fjsmjs.com
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"laurie" <laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B4C27EB4-F998-46F4-A1EA-2DC1531DA031@microsoft.com...
> the reason i ask is because i have over 50 of these.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:
>
>> They are not install files, they are also uninstall files.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>
>>
>> "laurie" <laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:27D7F9AF-CFAE-40A2-B00C-C9FD6A4F5FE4@microsoft.com...
>> >i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what
>> >about
>> > the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these
>> > are
>> > the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?
>>
>>
>>

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I have a little over 50 of them and they only take up 2.4 MB. Are you hurting
for space that much? There really isn't a point to deleting them. Maybe you
might need to clear your temporary internet files ;)

"laurie" wrote:

> i know that i can delete these files C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstall but what about
> the text files that start with KB and these q i understand that these are
> the install files for windows updates. can i delete them?

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