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When I look at my c:\windows folder there are over 100 folders labled '$ntuninstall....$'. Should they be there? Can I delete them? The other windows (ME, 98, 95) I had experience with did not have these files. Are they unique to XT? Thanks Dell 4600, P4, 2.8 GHz, WinXP SP2, 768 MB Ram, 31,000 free MB/76,000 MB total on C: drive, No A: floppy, USB floppy as B:, External USB Compusa 30 GB HDD.

Flooby · Answer

Some of them MAY be safely uninstalled, but I wouldn't suggest doing so unless you're absolutely sure what you're doing. There are some details at the link here.

fudgieguys · Answer

Each time there is an automatic securtiy download from Microsoft, the uninstall info is stored in that folder. Yes, be careful on which ones to remove. You will notice at the end of those files there is a KB nbr associated with the update. Search the MS website on the KB to see what the security patch is referenced to.  Then you can decide to delete it or not.  FYI

RobRoyzz · Answer

Thanks for the excellent and rapid response.

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