SP2 Hangover 1

[jaycup]

I installed SP2 update six weeks ago and am running trouble free. My C drive however seems to have increased in size and on investigating I find the following folders:
1. Service Pack files.........497Mb.
2. Sevice Pack Uninstall......354Mb.

Well nearly a 1Gb of hard drive space. Can I delete any of the above folders, given that, I am satisfied with the way my system is running after the SP2 update.

 

[DestinysDream]

I don't think your hard drive should have increased that much. I would not delete those files but run a antivirus scan as soon as you can.

If anyone calls and says "I know a little something about computers" just tell them to reformat it.

 

[bcastner]

You disk space usage is not unusual. See Alex Nichol's guide to cleaning up after an SP2 installation:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7265

 

[linney]

Adapt the SP1 article for SP2.

329260 - How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 1 Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329260&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

There are lots of "drive space recovering" options in this thread.

Relocating Hard Drive Capacity and File Compression
thread779-939540