Can I Delete This Folder?

[Guest]

Windows XP Home Ed. SP2. P4 3.2 GHz. 2 GB DDR RAM.

Using my original Windows CD, I performed a Windows Repair.

After that repair, I used another CD obtained through Microsoft containing
SP2.

After completion of the installation, a folder was placed on my C: drive. It
has a long folder name: "4b50a7e303f1d0e0caeca2ce" with subfolders such as,
"i386," "new" and "root," to mention a few. The files contained within those
folders all end with an underscore such as: "accessor.in_"

What is this folder and is it safe to delete?

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Windows XP Home Ed. SP2. P4 3.2 GHz. 2 GB DDR RAM.

Using my original Windows CD, I performed a Windows Repair.

After that repair, I used another CD obtained through Microsoft containing
SP2.

After completion of the installation, a folder was placed on my C: drive. It
has a long folder name: "4b50a7e303f1d0e0caeca2ce" with subfolders such as,
"i386," "new" and "root," to mention a few. The files contained within those
folders all end with an underscore such as: "accessor.in_"

What is this folder and is it safe to delete?

That is a temp folder created during the SP install. It should have
been removed upon successful install of the SP. It is OK to delete that
folder.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Guest]

That is a temporary folder which should be automatically removed after a hotfix, update or service pack installation. You can safely remove it.