what kind of file are the one I listed below Can I delete it

[Michael King]

KB944533-IE7.log - Notepad I have several files like this and Maybe somebody
could tell me what they are for? Can I delete all of them

 

[Shenan Stanley]

KB944533-IE7.log - Notepad I have several files like this and
Maybe somebody could tell me what they are for? Can I delete all of
them

Perhaps you could give more information (for us and yourself - as the more
you give, the more likely it is for you to find the correct answer...)

For example - if the location of those files happens to be in your "My
Documents" folder - you got me stumped. Sounds like you created them and
saved them there and now you are asking us if you should erase them. That
would be very unusual to me - considering the naming scheme and its
familiarity - but because you have not told me (at this point) the location
of the files - it actually is a slim possibility. ;-)

Now - if you had mentioned the fact that the files were located in the
"%SystemRoot%\" folder - usually C:\Windows\, then somone could have pointed
you to something like this:

A Google search for "what are the KB######.log files in C:\windows" :
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...what+are+the+KB######.log+files+in+C:\windows

Now - assuming those are the files in question (fairly safe assumption) -
you can delete them without much worry of consequence that you'll need them
as long as you think your machine is running fine. I am unsure what you
hope to accomplish by doing so - I mean you have started searching in the
system directories for things to dlete I assume - and that usually means you
might be running out of drive space? If so - it is usually the user files
(your stuff) that is taking up the majority of space - not the operating
system's files...

The short answer, with those assumptions in mind, is "You can delete the
files if you like. They are simply a log file created during the
installation of each of the corresponding updates represented by the
filename. For example, you gave 'KB944533-IE7.log' in your posting... If
you take the six digit number directly after the KB and replace the number
signs (#) in this web page link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/###### and
visit it - you will see what patch that was."

Since it sounds like you may be on a 'hog hunt' - (hog being something
taking up lots of space on your computer and you need that space back) -
here's some information that might help...

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

If you are concerned over less than 5GB of space total at any given time
being freed up on your hard disk drive - then something is wrong and
you would be better off spending a little and putting in a drive that is
likely 3-8 times as large as what you have not and not concerning
yourself over such a small amount of space OR you seriously need
to consider what you really need on the system and what should be
archived.

Basic housekeeping 101... - in an actual home, if your storage area gets
full - you either have to decide what you really should have in the storage
area and what could go or you have to find a new place to store stuff
that will accommodate everything you need. You don't walk into a
warehouse of cars, look at the filing cabinet in the corner where
you keep all the records for the cars and decide that if you move it out of
the warehouse - you will have more room for cars. ;-)

 

[DL]

They look like log files relating to an MS update.
If they are in the temp folder you can generally delete any files there

 

[Head Hunter]

They are log files created when updates are installed. I would nuke them.