C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution & C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles

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Can anyone tell me how much of C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution (447MB) & C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles (569MB) it is safe to delete on a fresh, activated, updated Windows XP Pro SP3 system?

I am aware that one will apparently encounter no problems (except with rolling back patches) if you delete C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

Is there anything else that I can safely delete? I would very much like to reclaim the 1GB or so of wasted HDD space before making a recovery image copy.


I do wish that Micrsoft would do more to help with keeping redundant clutter off my system. I know that Java is even worse so far as leaving litter on your system is concerned :mad:
 
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