I386

[Leroy]

I'm sure subject file has been in a post before. However, I don't remember.
Anyway, what is it, and can it be deleted?
Leroy

 

[Richard Urban]

I suggest you leave it alone. Some computer manufacturers place it on the
hard drive so you can reinstall the operating system.

If it is Driver Cache/i386 you are referring to, again - leave it alone! If
you delete this and then add new hardware, or have to reinstall the drivers
for hardware that is presently on your system, you will find yourself
between a rock and a hard place.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm sure subject file has been in a post before. However, I don't
remember. Anyway, what is it, and can it be deleted?

Are you asking about the i386 *folder*?

Please don't mix up folders and files. They are not the same thing.

There's information about the i386 folder here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328096/

 

[Leroy]

I'm refering to the Folder in the "C" drive

Are you asking about the i386 *folder*?

Please don't mix up folders and files. They are not the same thing.

There's information about the i386 folder here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328096/

 

[NewScience]

If this is the C:\I386, C:\Windows\I386, or C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\I386
.... this folder comes into play when using sfc /scannow feature ...
especially if you don't have the installation CD.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If this is the C:\I386, C:\Windows\I386, or
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\I386 ... this folder comes into play when
using sfc /scannow feature ... especially if you don't have the
installation CD.

I'm not the one with the problem. Please reply to the original poster, not
to me.

 

[Jim]

I'm refering to the Folder in the "C" drive

Don't mess with it. This is the place that Windows gets replacement code
when, for example, you need to remove a driver and replace it with a backup
copy.
Jim

 

[Bigk]

I'm sure subject file has been in a post before. However, I don't
remember. Anyway, what is it, and can it be deleted?
Leroy

If you have a full install disk of Windows, then yes you can delete it.
However, any time you want to install a new feature you may need to reinsert
your Windows CD. Unless you are hurting for space, I would not remove it.