$hf_mig$ FOLDER?

[Guest]

On my new laptop with XP Home SP2 already installed, there is a folder
inside the WINDOWS directory. The folder is called $hf_mig$. Inside
are a bunch of folders, one for each of the updates that were
pre-installed.

Are these the actual update files?
Is there any point to burning them to CD? That is, could I use them
to update a different computer?

Do I need to keep them?
Do I need to keep the $hf_mig$ folder?

Thank you.

 

[Jerry]

Keep the folder.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

How about his other Good Questions?

DSH

Keep the folder.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Don't delete the $hf_mig$ directory as this is a general distribution
release store. The others are hotfix and service pack uninstall routines. If
you're sure you'll never need to back down then you can delete them. You can
delete the keys for them from;
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
or use the Add/Remove Control Panel applet to remove the entries.

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Regards,

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:
| On my new laptop with XP Home SP2 already installed, there is a folder
| inside the WINDOWS directory. The folder is called $hf_mig$. Inside
| are a bunch of folders, one for each of the updates that were
| pre-installed.
|
| Are these the actual update files?
| Is there any point to burning them to CD? That is, could I use them
| to update a different computer?
|
| Do I need to keep them?
| Do I need to keep the $hf_mig$ folder?
|
| Thank you.
|
|