Deleting Old Windows Update Uninstall Files? 61
Frozen-Solid asks: "With the release of Windows XP SP2, I got to thinking about how all of these windows updates leave their uninstall information 'just in case' you need to uninstall them for some random reason. However, after you've had them up and running for a few weeks/months/years and no longer need that backup information, is it safe to just delete those ugly hidden directories from the Windows directory or is there a 'safer' way to free up that wasted space? My current update backup collection is totaling over half a gig which could easily be better spent elsewhere."
Don't you dare delete! (Score:5, Funny)
Each of those Windows Update temporary files are a badge of honor to a geek. Football heros and motorcycle bad-boys have scars on their bodies with which they can impress the chicks. Think of all that excess crap on your computer as "cyber-scars". Next time you bring a date back to your apartment, wink at her coyly and tell her "I want to show you something that I don't show most girls." Then show her your directory filled with the remenants of your numerous battles with Windows Update. She'll get weak in the knees and be all over you. If you want to be extra-sure of making an impression, make sure to point out specific files and tell her a story about how you got that particular "scar." It would be best if your story involves orphans or kittens.
Don't laugh. Think of me when you're having the best sex of your life!
GMD
Have you tried asking Bill Gates?!? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Don't you dare delete! (Score:5, Funny)
Now thanks to your Jedi Mind Trick, the next time I'm in the throes of wild, passionate love with my significant other, suddenly, to her chagrin, I'll start screaming:
Thus ruining my chances of ever scoring again. Thanks a lot, jerk.Re:Uninstall (Score:3, Funny)