Clearing up iPod software

Hi,
I'm trying to clean up my computer by removing some of the programs and on the programs list I have the following:
iPod for Windows 2005-09-23
iPod for Windows 2005-10-12
iPod for Windows 2006-01-10
iPod Updater 2004-11-15
Is it possible for me to delete any of these without having any adverse effects on iTunes or my iPod?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks a lot.
Fujitsu-Siemens Windows XP Intel Celeron M

You can delete them all if you so choose, but it might be wise to keep the most recent in case you ever need to revert to it. Sometimes newer versions contain bugs and older versions of the software are hard to find. What I've done is to burn them to a cd.
Deleting these will have no effect on the iPod or iTunes.

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