Mysterious Windows Folders & Files

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PT

WinXP Home

All of a sudden, and for no discernible reason, I'm seeing my C: drive start
to accumulate a strange set of folders ad files. They're all similar. The
c: root will show a folder with a gibberish name, such as:

C:\53068203d171da560ed46cbf

This folder will show a single sub-folder "Update"

The "Update folder always contains a single text file: update.log

That file contains the following:
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Entering
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Leaving

What's causing this. More to the point, can I just delete them?
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Folders name with random characters appear after installing a Service Pack or hotfix?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/randomfolders.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


WinXP Home

All of a sudden, and for no discernible reason, I'm seeing my C: drive start
to accumulate a strange set of folders ad files. They're all similar. The
c: root will show a folder with a gibberish name, such as:

C:\53068203d171da560ed46cbf

This folder will show a single sub-folder "Update"

The "Update folder always contains a single text file: update.log

That file contains the following:
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Entering
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Leaving

What's causing this. More to the point, can I just delete them?
 
P

PT

So can I delete them without problems?

--
PT
Folders name with random characters appear after installing a Service Pack
or hotfix?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/randomfolders.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


WinXP Home

All of a sudden, and for no discernible reason, I'm seeing my C: drive start
to accumulate a strange set of folders ad files. They're all similar. The
c: root will show a folder with a gibberish name, such as:

C:\53068203d171da560ed46cbf

This folder will show a single sub-folder "Update"

The "Update folder always contains a single text file: update.log

That file contains the following:
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Entering
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Leaving

What's causing this. More to the point, can I just delete them?
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Yes, you can.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


So can I delete them without problems?

--
PT
Folders name with random characters appear after installing a Service Pack
or hotfix?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/randomfolders.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


WinXP Home

All of a sudden, and for no discernible reason, I'm seeing my C: drive start
to accumulate a strange set of folders ad files. They're all similar. The
c: root will show a folder with a gibberish name, such as:

C:\53068203d171da560ed46cbf

This folder will show a single sub-folder "Update"

The "Update folder always contains a single text file: update.log

That file contains the following:
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Entering
CSetupExtension::~CSetupExtension() : Leaving

What's causing this. More to the point, can I just delete them?
 

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