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I have a bunch of directories named $NtUninstallQ******$ (where * is a number). CAn anyone tell me what they are and if I can get rid of them Cheers Stumpit.

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I have a bunch of directories named $NtUninstallQ******$ (where * is a number).
 
CAn anyone tell me what they are and if I can get rid of them
 
 
Cheers
Stumpit

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Those are the uninstallers for updates and patches you have on XP. I suppose you could delete them but then you would be unable to remove those patches or updates if for some reason you wanted or needed to.

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Occasionally an update can break something...so it's best to leave 'em in case you need 'em.