Hotfix removal scipt

[TriggerHappyUK]

We are running Asus EeePc's with limited storage. To free space is there a batch file or scipt that can be run to remove all hotfix files ($NtUninstall....) hidden in the Windows folder. We are currently having to manually remove these files when updates are applied.

[RabbieBurns]

does CCleaner - Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download do it?

[andy_b]

Maybe have a script running CCleaner to tidy up the files.

 

I think it has to run in the user context, so would be restricted to a logon script.

 

 

 

See above

Edited January 13, 2011 by andy_b
too late

[Jobos]

I use this vbs script.

 

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next
Dim FSO

set FSO=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

FSO.DeleteFolder("C:\Windows\$NtUninstall*")
FSO.DeleteFolder("C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstall*")
FSO.DeleteFolder("C:\Windows\$MSI31Uninstall*")
FSO.DeleteFolder("C:\Windows\Temp\**")
FSO.DeleteFile ("C:\Windows\Temp\*")
FSO.DeleteFile ("C:\Windows\*.log")

Set FSO = Nothing

[TriggerHappyUK]

We do use CCleaner but have very limited HDD space on the EeePC's, so don't want to install anything onto them. We'll give the VB Script a go.

[andy_b]

I believe portable version will run happily from a shared folder.

 

Just out of personal interest, managed to get total size needed down to 556kB, using an older portable version with upx compression and deleting the dll's.

[Arthur]

Deleting temporary files in the local users profiles might be worth a try too. The first batch file is for XP, while the second is for Vista and 7.

 

@echo off
IF "%OS%"=="" GOTO WIN9X
@REM - FIND "DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS" FOLDER:
SET LOGPATH="C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\WINDOWS NT\NTBACKUP\DATA"
%SYSTEMDRIVE%
CD %USERPROFILE%\..
FOR /D %%F IN (*.*) DO DEL /F/S/Q "%%F\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMP\*.*"
FOR /D %%F IN (*.*) DO DEL /F/S/Q "%%F\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\*.*"
DEL /F/S/Q %WINDIR%\TEMP\*.*
DEL /F/S/Q %WINDIR%\*.TMP
DEL /F/S/Q %LOGPATH%\*.LOG

:GOTO END

:WIN9X
REM - WIN9X systems are currently not supported.

:END

 

or

 

@echo off
setlocal
call :Clear_Folder %SystemRoot%\TEMP
pushd C:\Users
for /d %%k in (*) do if exist "%%k\AppData\Local\Temp" call :Clear_Folder "%%k\AppData\Local\Temp"
popd
endlocal
goto :EOF

:Clear_Folder
pushd "%~1"
for /d %%i in (*) do rd /s /q "%%i"
del /f /q *
popd
goto :EOF