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Add/Remove Programs

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I'm having a clean up of my HD to free up space. I've been removing unused programs. I use PaintShopPro 9 and on the XP Add/Remove Programs list there are three entries for it:
1. PSP9 185mb
2. PSP9.01 Patch 242mb
3. PSP9 GDI + Patch 169mb

From the above it appears to me that I could remove entries 1 & 3.
Am I correct?

Thanks

SB

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  • Browntoa
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    no, the patches were updates to the original PSP9 program
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  • shopbot
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    Thanks BT....

    The patches are bigger than the original program by the looks of it. Are they not the original program plus the patch in these entries?

    It really confuses me that the patch is bigger than the original program...
  • Browntoa
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    gets me as well, even I'm not sure if you can get rid of the original :)
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  • ioscorpio
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    Go into program files and look to see what files are in each folder
  • shopbot
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    There are no duplicate files are far as I can see.
  • isgman
    isgman Posts: 490 Forumite
    Should be OK to remove them..as they do not look like "shared" files,
    :beer: Keep your Chin up.. it can only get better :beer:
    :confused: I'm one of those people who was born to have money, :confused:
    :confused: but I just don't have any!:confused:
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