Unknown folder in C drive

[Carllkc]

Hi there,

I found there are lots of unknown folder in my C drive. All folder name
sound strange for me, like "3af394117489e146ad37bc". Folder name long and
form by alphanumeric which i never know any of them.

May i know are those folders safe? And can i delete all of them?

Please advise. Thank you.

 

[Leonard Grey]

The name alone means nothing. You'll only know what the folders mean by
examining their contents.

Folders with names like that are typically temporary folders created
during software installations.

 

[egrantXP]

It looks like it is a temporary folder used to install one (or more) of the
latest Microsoft updates. It also looks like the actual folder name is
randomly generated - I have two PCs running XP Pro and neither match (nor do
they match yours).

I tested deleting this folder on my more expendable PC (I saved a ZIPPED
version just in case) and the machine appeared to boot up and run
applications normally.

For others information, the folder with the randomly generated name contains
two folders:

\amd64
\i386

Where in the \i386 folder one should find:

filterpipelineprintproc.dll
msxpsdrv (Security Catalog)
msxpsdrv (Setup Information)
msxpsdrv.gpd
msxpsdrv.ppd
msxpsdrv.dll
xpssvcs.dll

I would also like to know (for sure) that this folder should have been
deleted automatically at the end of the Microsoft update process.