$NTUninstall, et. al.

[Invalid]

I recently noticed a whole set of new files in C:\Windows\. THe names are
of the form, "$NtUninstallKB835732$". Are these from the recent Windows
updates that I applied? Can I remove these files? (In Windows Explorer,
the names are blue, if that means anything.)

There is also a new folder in \Windows, named "$hf_mig$" It contains 61
folders named "KB873339" and similar. Are these deletable or necessary?
The folders are gray, so I think they're considered system or protected
files.

Thanks for your help,
Bob

 

[Wesley Vogel]

What are the $NTUninstall folders? Can they be deleted?
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Hotfix_backup.htm

Compressed NTFS files are displayed in blue.

Encrypted NTFS files are displayed in green.

Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not typical
items.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Curt Christianson]

Hi Bob,

In addition to Wesley's advice, you may want to see here (about 2/3 of the
way down):
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#038

HTH,

 

[Rock]

I recently noticed a whole set of new files in C:\Windows\. THe names are
of the form, "$NtUninstallKB835732$". Are these from the recent Windows
updates that I applied? Can I remove these files? (In Windows Explorer,
the names are blue, if that means anything.)

There is also a new folder in \Windows, named "$hf_mig$" It contains 61
folders named "KB873339" and similar. Are these deletable or necessary?
The folders are gray, so I think they're considered system or protected
files.

I will emphasize, do not delete the $h_mig$ folder. It's needed for future
updates.