Weird folder and files in XP Home

[EarGuy]

I'm running a Sony Vaio PC. In addition to the 16gig C: drive it came with,
I have a 180gig hard drive that has been partitioned into D: and H:.
Running WinXP Home.



I have found on my H: drive, a folder named af6898ffcaf0d05. It is full of
files that look like they belong somewhere in the Windows folder. Lots of
..sys and .dll files, as well as many other file types. EXE files are also
plentiful, and include wmplayer.exe, winlogon.exe, userinit.exe,
unregmp2.exe, taskmgr.exe, smss.exe, regedit.exe, msconfig.exe, etc. etc.
It also has folders within it such as "new", "lang", "ic", and download".



It's eating up 263MB.



What the heck is this? Have I accidentally copied such a folder onto my H:?
Could XP somehow assigned such an OS folder to my H: drive instead of the
C:? Can this be deleted?



I also have hundreds of "quickfinder information" .IDX files on my H: drive,
what are they, and can they be deleted?



Many thanks



Dave

Earguy

 

[PsyB]

Those drives contain your recovery options. Since Sony joined the ranks
of being super cheap as-es and stopped giving out CDs, they have
installed all of the recovery files on those drives, including the VAIO
drivers and OEM software which aren't available on the Sony site. I
would suggest ignoring them.

 

[philo]

I'm running a Sony Vaio PC. In addition to the 16gig C: drive it came with,
I have a 180gig hard drive that has been partitioned into D: and H:.
Running WinXP Home.



I have found on my H: drive, a folder named af6898ffcaf0d05. It is full of
files that look like they belong somewhere in the Windows folder. Lots of
.sys and .dll files, as well as many other file types. EXE files are also
plentiful, and include wmplayer.exe, winlogon.exe, userinit.exe,
unregmp2.exe, taskmgr.exe, smss.exe, regedit.exe, msconfig.exe, etc. etc.
It also has folders within it such as "new", "lang", "ic", and download".



It's eating up 263MB.

looks like a folder left over from a recent update
due to the large size of the file...
did you recently install sp2?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

A leftover from installing a service pack, and if you've rebooted it's safe
to delete (normally this is taken care of by the setup routine). When an SP
installs, it usually sets up this temp folder on the drive with the most
available room.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Ben]

Personally I tell you, dont delete a folder you dont understand.

 

[Rock]

Those drives contain your recovery options. Since Sony joined the ranks
of being super cheap as-es and stopped giving out CDs, they have
installed all of the recovery files on those drives, including the VAIO
drivers and OEM software which aren't available on the Sony site. I
would suggest ignoring them.

Except that the OP installed the second drive himself.

 

[PsyB]

DOH!

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-=[PsyB]=-

Except that the OP installed the second drive himself.

 

[Guest]

Ok, It may be *safe* to delete these folders, but my computer won't let me!
I'v tried changing the read-only settings, and it still won't work. Then I
tried just deleting the contents of the folder, it allowed me to, but it took
16minutes just to delete 250 MB!? And I'm still left with some sub-folders I
cannot delete inside the main folder. Btw, I disabled 'System Restore' first.
Anyone know a bootable program that will allow me to delete these files
before windows grabs hold of them?

 

[Sparky]

Personally I tell you, dont delete a folder you dont understand.

Good advice, although you could try renaming it and seeing if anyone
complains.