What are these folders?

[Murray]

Folks:

When I look at my C: drive in Explorer (WXPPro SP2), I see these folders.
Should they be there? Can I get rid of them? What are they? It seems that
they are somehow associated with SP2 since each contains a subfolder called
SP2, yet on each of those subfolders I get this when I click on them -

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C:\77df6648f81b34f27e8efb90c32ede31
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C:\77df6648f81b34f27e8efb90c32ede31\sp2 is not accessible.



Access is denied.

 

[Russell]

When I installed SP2 from the download, it de-compressed
into such a 'random' named folder. This folder no longer
exists on my machine, so I would think it is safe to
delete.

To have that folder would indicate that some one tried to
install SP2.

 

[Murray]

Nope - they appeared long before SP2 was released. I suspect that they were
preloaded bits of SP2, however.

I'll try to delete them....

 

[Murray]

Update - the SP2 folders within each are read only. I cannot change them.
Windows will not allow me to delete the parent folders, therefore!

Wot now?

 

[David H. Lipman]

You are stuck with them. For some unknown reason, the OS is using the files and the file
handles are open thus blocking your ability to delete them.

Dave





| Update - the SP2 folders within each are read only. I cannot change them.
| Windows will not allow me to delete the parent folders, therefore!
|
| Wot now?
|
| --
| Murray
|
| | > Nope - they appeared long before SP2 was released. I suspect that they
| > were preloaded bits of SP2, however.
| >
| > I'll try to delete them....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| >
| > | >> When I installed SP2 from the download, it de-compressed
| >> into such a 'random' named folder. This folder no longer
| >> exists on my machine, so I would think it is safe to
| >> delete.
| >>
| >> To have that folder would indicate that some one tried to
| >> install SP2.
| >>
| >>>-----Original Message-----
| >>>Folks:
| >>>
| >>>When I look at my C: drive in Explorer (WXPPro SP2), I
| >> see these folders.
| >>>Should they be there? Can I get rid of them? What are
| >> they? It seems that
| >>>they are somehow associated with SP2 since each contains
| >> a subfolder called
| >>>SP2, yet on each of those subfolders I get this when I
| >> click on them -
| >>>
| >>>---------------------------
| >>>C:\77df6648f81b34f27e8efb90c32ede31
| >>>---------------------------
| >>>C:\77df6648f81b34f27e8efb90c32ede31\sp2 is not accessible.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>Access is denied.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>---------------------------
| >>>OK
| >>>---------------------------
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>--
| >>>Murray
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>.
| >>>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Murray]

8(

No way to delete them? Oh, well....

 

[Murray]

And thanks!