re: Question about 'What to Throw Away'
Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 10:59 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by JackandJohn
(1 messages posted)
Quick note;
The folder "C:\i386" usually refers to a copy of the same folder in a windows install
CD.
This is dated based on the origional date of install, and is a place OEMS (HP and
Compaq specifically) use as a replacement for the retail CD (Since they cant distribute
that)
Example usage:
End user calls "My computer is having problems"
Tech "could I get you to run "sfc /scannow""
eu "It says I need the windows install CD.. I never got one"
Tech "Type in "C:\i386""
eu "Oh, ok, it's going now ..."
etc.
If you have a windows cd, feel free to delete C:\i386. Windows itself could care
less :)
On Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:35 pm, z wrote:
>Just to add more things to this great topic (i mean, "who can erase more of windows
>parts?" :-) ), service pack files installed in windows directory not in C, i have
>them here for example C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles, as someone said before there
are
>about 280megs there, if you install SP1 on a clean version of xp.
>
>I just found that microsoft is a bit unclear about erasing this folder, but the
main
>drawback is that if after erasing, you decide to add some windows component, you
>will not be able to add updated version from SP1, and will have to use original
win
>xp cd to install, and then i guess update somehow. It doesnt seem to be very important,
>since i didnt find myself coming back to SP1 files for almost a year. I have win
>xp installed on a 2.5gb hard drive, and 300megabyte seems like a great delete candidate.
>If there is a page that goes into details of deleting unneeded files from XP please
>post it here. I know that help files can be deleted and free about 60-80 mb if i
>remember right.
>
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