Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-09-01 Thread Gavin Wilby
; > Why not? > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [ma

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Webb, Brian (Corp)
ill have 2 copies of all your logs on the server and that will kill your disk if you have big log files. -Brian -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to de

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
> Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -Original Message- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subjec

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
ssage- >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 9:39 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff >> >> $hf_mig$ is *not* safe to delete, but it looks like I have every

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
ssues Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff I've never seen a clear answer as to exactly why not. But I've repeatedly seen it said to absolutely not touch. Never anything contrary to that, while at the same time stating that the $Nt***$ directories were safe to remove if y

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
om > > > -Original Message- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:10 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff > > Really? I've read repeatedly by MS staffers that

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
OTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 10:10 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff >> >> Really? I've read repeatedly by MS staffers that you shouldn't touch >> that dir. >> >> On Fri, Aug 2

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
Why not? Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Tim Evans
Friday, August 29, 2008 10:10 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff > > Really? I've read repeatedly by MS staffers that you shouldn't touch > that dir. > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Tim Evans <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Tim Evans
I've deleted the KB* directories in it without any apparent problems. ...Tim > -Original Message- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 9:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to dele

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
##.log files. > > ...Tim > > >> -Original Message- >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:30 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff >> >>

RE: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-29 Thread Tim Evans
System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff > > I'm getting near making the script public, and I want to know if > anyone knows of any additional hidden/compressed Windows > Update-related un-install directories than what I have here: > > > %windi

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I'm getting near making the script public, and I want to know if anyone knows of any additional hidden/compressed Windows Update-related un-install directories than what I have here: %windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall*$ "old Windows Service Pack uninstall dirs" "%windir%\$NTUpdate*$\ "o

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks. I do know about CCleaner - but I am more interested in something that is wholy a script that "plugs" into other scripts I have written, and that can be continuously customized. My script also "cleans" a couple locations that ccleaner doesnt - which are things more specific to a controlled

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-11 Thread James Rankin
Maybe you might take a look at CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) which tends to remove pretty much everything I don't need. And it is quite customisable (can remove hotfix uninstallers, prefetch data, etc) 2008/8/8 Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey everyone, > > Im working on a batch script

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-08 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Ahh yes. Those Symantec logs can be quite a hog. Thanks! On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Jeff Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > symantec log files, all users profile. C:\Documents and Settings\All > Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate > Edition\7.5\Logs > > > On 8/8/08,

Re: Cleanup script / safe to delete stuff

2008-08-08 Thread Jeff Brown
symantec log files, all users profile. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\Logs On 8/8/08, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > Im working on a batch script to cleanup/delete unneccessary files. I