strange new folders appear

[Len B]

Recently folders have been appearing in my D:. Looks like MS update related.
The folder names consist entirely of hex digits like a GUID but no hyphens
and too short.

The first to appear
2B6688B6E33193AE932D6760
The most recent
9A81D6281BCDC46F3D11AF

Afaik, I haven't changed any update settings. Why are these folders here and
should they stay?

TIA
--Len

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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

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Wes
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[Len B]

Thanks Wes,
These folders couldn't have been created by SP2 or earlier.
This machine was a rebuild approx 14mths ago when HDD died.
I re-installed from a SP1 CD and straightway did SP2 etc

However, I am 95% convinced that patches are the culprit.
I have deleted them and I received zero "access denied messages"
Why then is XP suddenly unable to del them?

--Len

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Why then is XP suddenly unable to del them?

Beats me, poor programming probably. MS hurries to get these hot fixes out.

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