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Windows update logs - can they be deleted?

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by jparnold, 2008/07/06.

  1. 2008/07/06
    jparnold

    jparnold Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have noticed HEAPS of text files residing in the WINDOWS folder named KB followed by 9 numerics. I believe that they are the left overs from automatic windows updates and contain a log of what happened.
    Can they be safely deleted?
    Also could someone plerase explain the folders (also in the Windows folder) named $NTUninstall????? which are taking up 144mb of disk space.
    Thanks

    John
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    You can safely delete the logs - they are, as you rightly say, the installation logs for Updates.
    These are the uninstall folders for all Windows Updates listed in Add/Remove Programs - i.e. those updates which can be uninstalled. Not all can.

    If you are confident that you do not want to uninstall these updates in the future delete them - if you are unsure burn them to CD/DVD and then delete them.
     
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