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When I installed XP I recall answering a question about saving update files. I answered yes remembering the problems with updates after SP1. I now have several Gb of update files.
Is there a way to change the preference?
What about deleting all these files.
by washburns1 Accepted solution
by animatech Accepted solution
delete the update files.
The problem is if you have a problem with an updated file and you need to roll over updates you wont be able to do so as the uninstall wont work (the registry is pointing to an empty space).
If you are in a need for space and cannot afford to buy another HDD why don't you burn them on a cd as a backup.
You will need to back up every update since the last service pack.
by bhatnagar_nitin9 Accepted solution
It seems that your system is still on SP1. However, Microsoft has now discontinued the support for SP1. The updates you downloaded seems to be of SP2. Better install it by freeing unneccessary space on your HDD. If you still don't want to do that, then delete the update files manually.
The update files reside in the following path:
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\..
-Nitin
by washburns1 Accepted solution
I'm current with updates.
My reference was that many updates after SP1 and before SP2 asked for the SP1 update disk. If you didn't save the update file, you had to
"reinstall" SP1 and save the file. Microsoft finally fixed this about a year after SP1
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