Windows 2003 remove $ntuninstall

Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies. The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Apr 26, Messages 8. I am running Windows Small Business Server sp2 and running out of disc space on my 'c:' drive. I have some dating back to If it is okay to remove them any recommendations on the proper way to remove them, example just delete them.

Thanks Howard. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. CPU or motherboard causes ping ms to spike under load. Can't create or sign into an Office account 3 Viewers Latest: jobear 13 minutes ago. Please help 1 Viewer Latest: peterrn 14 minutes ago. Windows 10 Anti Virus Latest: flavallee 36 minutes ago. General Security. If it has grown very large, then yes, you can delete it by stopping the Windows Automatic Updates service and then delete the folder and restarting the Windows Automatic Updates service.

It's definitely not best practice, since it deletes the cache and install history and upon the next check of updates will have to catalog everything again to see what is and isn't installed, but sometimes the folder does get bloated beyond what it should. But beware that it might quickly balloon again and is really a stop-gap so that you can get true free space on the server somehow additional storage, new drives, etc.

Note If the issue is resolved and you can successfully download and install updates, you can safely delete the SoftwareDistribution. Use Disk Cleanup utility from the system drive properties and see how much space you can gain there.

You could also compress old files and that should free even more space. You could if you haven't already done so move the paging file on a separate drive or a dedicated partition. Check the log size and eventually move the location. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

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Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 3 months ago. Active 3 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 14k times. Did you mean:. Last reply by Erronius Unsolved. I am trying to free up C Drive space on my Inpiron I have deleted programs, emptied the cache, tmp folders. I am really tempted to delete all of these but I thought I might check to see if they are needed. They all seem to be uninstall programs for service packs. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic.

Replies 7. TLC 2 2 Bronze. I think I read that these files are from windows updates. Do you know if they can be safetly deleted?