To remove their entries, open the program, check Show updates at the top of the window, scroll to Windows XP - Software Updates, select each one at a time, and click Remove. You'll get an error message telling you the file has already been deleted. Click Yes and move on to the next one. Just be sure not to accidentally uninstall an update that you haven't already deleted.
If the Software Update Removal Wizard opens rather than the "already deleted" error message, click Cancel. Play it safe by keeping the folders in the Recycle Bin for a week or so. If you experience problems with a Windows patch for which you've deleted the uninstall folder, simply locate it in the Recycle Bin, right-click it, and choose Restore to return it to the C:Windows folder.
I found only two of these patch-uninstall folders in the C:Windows folder on my Vista PC, both of which were empty. I don't know if that means Microsoft figured out a way to safeguard its Vista fixes without cluttering up your hard drive, or if the update-uninstall folders are now stashed somewhere else.
Choose 'Yes'. Step 7 A pop-up will inform you that Windows XP will now be uninstalled from your system. Your computer will shut down. Step 8 The computer will restart and the un-installation process will begin. The computer will restart again and upon booting, the OS prior to XP will launch.
On the first menu, choose Recovery Console. You will be asked to log in. Step 11 Windows XP will start uninstalling. Make sure that you have not created any new partitions on the hard drive since upgrading to Windows XP. An Uninstall applet will appear. A confirmation box will make sure that you really want to uninstall Windows XP. While you're doing so, you can find out how much disk space each Uninstall folder is occupying.
To do so, right-click on any folder, select the Properties command, and check out the Size On Disk section on the General tab. If there are a lot of Hotfix folders in the Windows folder and you want to be able to quickly determine which Hotfixes were installed prior to installing SP2 and which Hotfixes were installed after installing SP2, you can quickly and easily compile a text file listing of all the Hotfix folders sorted by date with a simple command line.
Here's how:. Load the file into Notepad for viewing and printing by typing the command: Notepad HotfixFolders. This makes it a snap to determine which ones you want to backup and then remove. While the idea of trashing unnecessary clutter from your hard disk, on the surface sounds very appealing, when it comes right down to it and you're just about to perform the Delete operation, chances are that you'll get butterflies in your stomach and start second guessing the wisdom of such a move.
As such, it's a good idea to make backup copies of the uninstall files. That way, should you ever decide that you do want to uninstall SP2 or any of the Hotfixes, you can still do so by first restoring the Uninstall files. If you'll be saving backup copies on another hard disk or a network drive, you can use Copy and Paste or Drag and Drop.
As you may have surmised, removing the SP2 and Hotfix Uninstall folders is a simple matter of deleting the folders. However, some of the folders, like SP2, are quite large and can potentially cause the Recycle Bin to choke. As such, you'll want to bypass the Recycle Bin and permanently delete them. To do so, select a folder and then press and hold down [Shift] as you click the Delete button.
The Add Or Remove Programs tool contains a check box at the top of the screen labeled Show Updates, that when selected, shows you all of the installed Hotfixes, thus allowing you to remove, or uninstall, the Hotfix. As such you'll want to eliminate them from the Add Or Remove Programs tool. Fortunately, doing so is a simple procedure.
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