Subj : Win2K: Post SP1
To   : Alan Zisman
From : William Grinolds
Date : Tue Aug 08 2000 12:55 pm

Alan Zisman wrote in a message to All:

 AZ> I have been left with two new folders, however, each with about 130
 AZ> megs of contents-- a 'hidden' \WinNT\$NTServicePackUninstall$ and a
 AZ> \WinNT\ServicePackFiles folder.

 AZ> The first seems to hold all the files replaced by the service pack,
 AZ> and the second has the files used for the installation itself.

 AZ> Any reason not to delete the two folders?

You're correct on the first one.  But on the second one - it seems Microsoft 
has finally gotten smart: if it needs to get any files from CD, it probably 
looks here first to see if any files exist that were updated from a service 
pack install.

That's only a guess on the second one.  In NT, if you needed to insert your 
original CD to load any component of NT, you would be required (read: it is 
STRONGLY suggested) to re-apply the latest service pack to make sure all DLL's 
and such are at the same service pack level - avoids potential conflicts.  W2K 
seems to fill that gap better, if I'm right.

Bill
Internet: wgrinolds@mail.com 
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