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Jan Eliasen
10-25-2005, 11:34 AM
Hi

Can I delete the C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory from my PC?

I am running Windows 2000 Professional SP4. The
C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory contains 300MB files - I'd like
the space instead :-)

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Jan Eliasen
10-25-2005, 11:49 AM
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:34:17 +0200, Jan Eliasen
<eliasen@nospam.nospam> wrote:

>Can I delete the C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory from my PC?
>
>I am running Windows 2000 Professional SP4. The
>C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory contains 300MB files - I'd like
>the space instead :-)
What about C:\WINNT\system32\ReinstallBackups ??

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Dave Patrick
10-25-2005, 01:59 PM
You should leave them both.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290402

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/xpkernel/default.aspx

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"Jan Eliasen" wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:34:17 +0200, Jan Eliasen
> <eliasen@nospam.nospam> wrote:
>
>>Can I delete the C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory from my PC?
>>
>>I am running Windows 2000 Professional SP4. The
>>C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles directory contains 300MB files - I'd like
>>the space instead :-)
> What about C:\WINNT\system32\ReinstallBackups ??
>
> --
> Jan Eliasen, representing himself and not the company he works for.