Please help ID these files...

[Paul]

I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide "system"
files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory in the
notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files with
names such as...

c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815

....and

c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e

(Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with the other 10
or so) also have 2 subfolders:

...\sp2\update

....and both are empty in all cases.

These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do as a
result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and necessitated a
full OS re-install.

BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar with XP
since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not find any
such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were similarly
named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...

What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really naive here)
to a new <:\windows> folder?

If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?

If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in their proper
folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under <c:\>?

-
Paul R

[John Barnett - MVP]

Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine contain update
files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any files
within them.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide
"system"
> files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory in the
> notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files with
> names such as...
>
> c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
>
> ...and
>
> c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
>
> (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with the other
10
> or so) also have 2 subfolders:
>
> ..\sp2\update
>
> ...and both are empty in all cases.
>
> These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do as a
> result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and necessitated
a
> full OS re-install.
>
> BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar with XP
> since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not find any
> such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were similarly
> named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
>
> What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really naive
here)
> to a new <:\windows> folder?
>
> If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
>
> If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in their
proper
> folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under <c:\>?
>
> -
> Paul R
>
>

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Paul" > wrote:

>I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide "system"
>files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory in the
>notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files with
>names such as...
>
>c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815

These are leftovers from Windows Updates. You can safely delete the
folders.

--
(tm)

[Paul]

Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said the files
are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I then delete
those folders that are empty?


"John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
...
> Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine contain
update
> files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any files
> within them.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
>
> "Paul" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide
> "system"
> > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory in
the
> > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files with
> > names such as...
> >
> > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> >
> > ...and
> >
> > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> >
> > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with the
other
> 10
> > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> >
> > ..\sp2\update
> >
> > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> >
> > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do as a
> > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
necessitated
> a
> > full OS re-install.
> >
> > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar with
XP
> > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not find any
> > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were
similarly
> > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> >
> > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really naive
> here)
> > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> >
> > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> >
> > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in their
> proper
> > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under <c:\>?
> >
> > -
> > Paul R
> >
> >
>
>

[John Barnett - MVP]

As the folders are empty then i suppose they could be deleted. However, they
are empty and are therefore not taking up any room. Deleting them is a
purely cosmetic measure. Nothing is lost and nothing is gained.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said the files
> are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I then
delete
> those folders that are empty?
>
>
> "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine contain
> update
> > files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any files
> > within them.
> >
> > --
> > John Barnett MVP
> > Associate Expert
> > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> >
> > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide
> > "system"
> > > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory in
> the
> > > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files
with
> > > names such as...
> > >
> > > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> > >
> > > ...and
> > >
> > > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> > >
> > > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with the
> other
> > 10
> > > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> > >
> > > ..\sp2\update
> > >
> > > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> > >
> > > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do as a
> > > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
> necessitated
> > a
> > > full OS re-install.
> > >
> > > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar with
> XP
> > > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not find
any
> > > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were
> similarly
> > > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> > >
> > > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really naive
> > here)
> > > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> > >
> > > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> > >
> > > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in their
> > proper
> > > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under <c:\>?
> > >
> > > -
> > > Paul R
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Paul]

Well, John, the main reason for all of this is, indeed, cosmetic. The
notebook in question belongs to my 20 y/o daughter, who's home from college
for the holidays, and I had been setting it up for her as a Christmas
present.

I was surprised to see all of these empty folders and did not want to have
them in the same <c:\> directory as Program Files (and any others that need
to be in the root dir to operate) in the event she needed to "explore" her
local drive in search of files or some program. Viewing these odd-named
empty folders with Explorer sure makes the <c:\> drive look quite congested,
and it is hard to find folders containing functional apps. I didn't want to
risk her deleting one of these folders by accident in case they were needed
for XP to function properly.

Perhaps there's a way to individually hide just these empty folders, in case
they are needed in the future?

BTW, in those <../sp2/update> folders your PC has that do contain files,
where are they located (path?) and what files do they actually contain?


"John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
...
> As the folders are empty then i suppose they could be deleted. However,
they
> are empty and are therefore not taking up any room. Deleting them is a
> purely cosmetic measure. Nothing is lost and nothing is gained.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
>
> "Paul" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said the
files
> > are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I then
> delete
> > those folders that are empty?
> >
> >
> > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine contain
> > update
> > > files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any
files
> > > within them.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Barnett MVP
> > > Associate Expert
> > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > >
> > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide
> > > "system"
> > > > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory
in
> > the
> > > > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so files
> with
> > > > names such as...
> > > >
> > > > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> > > >
> > > > ...and
> > > >
> > > > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> > > >
> > > > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with the
> > other
> > > 10
> > > > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> > > >
> > > > ..\sp2\update
> > > >
> > > > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> > > >
> > > > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do as
a
> > > > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
> > necessitated
> > > a
> > > > full OS re-install.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar
with
> > XP
> > > > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not find
> any
> > > > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were
> > similarly
> > > > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> > > >
> > > > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really
naive
> > > here)
> > > > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> > > >
> > > > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> > > >
> > > > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in their
> > > proper
> > > > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under <c:\>?
> > > >
> > > > -
> > > > Paul R
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[John Barnett - MVP]

Paul they are located in the root directory of C: The file name is:
4bc29512e1995ec5da8770c6. The sub folder is just called Update.
At the time of writing this email i am a little busy, so please bare with me
and i will list the files i have in these folders for you.
To hide them you can always right click on the folder and select properties
then place a check mark in the Hidd option box.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> Well, John, the main reason for all of this is, indeed, cosmetic. The
> notebook in question belongs to my 20 y/o daughter, who's home from
college
> for the holidays, and I had been setting it up for her as a Christmas
> present.
>
> I was surprised to see all of these empty folders and did not want to have
> them in the same <c:\> directory as Program Files (and any others that
need
> to be in the root dir to operate) in the event she needed to "explore" her
> local drive in search of files or some program. Viewing these odd-named
> empty folders with Explorer sure makes the <c:\> drive look quite
congested,
> and it is hard to find folders containing functional apps. I didn't want
to
> risk her deleting one of these folders by accident in case they were
needed
> for XP to function properly.
>
> Perhaps there's a way to individually hide just these empty folders, in
case
> they are needed in the future?
>
> BTW, in those <../sp2/update> folders your PC has that do contain files,
> where are they located (path?) and what files do they actually contain?
>
>
> "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
> > As the folders are empty then i suppose they could be deleted. However,
> they
> > are empty and are therefore not taking up any room. Deleting them is a
> > purely cosmetic measure. Nothing is lost and nothing is gained.
> >
> > --
> > John Barnett MVP
> > Associate Expert
> > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> >
> > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said the
> files
> > > are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I then
> > delete
> > > those folders that are empty?
> > >
> > >
> > > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine
contain
> > > update
> > > > files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any
> files
> > > > within them.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > John Barnett MVP
> > > > Associate Expert
> > > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > > >
> > > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to hide
> > > > "system"
> > > > > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\> directory
> in
> > > the
> > > > > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so
files
> > with
> > > > > names such as...
> > > > >
> > > > > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> > > > >
> > > > > ...and
> > > > >
> > > > > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> > > > >
> > > > > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with
the
> > > other
> > > > 10
> > > > > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> > > > >
> > > > > ..\sp2\update
> > > > >
> > > > > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> > > > >
> > > > > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to do
as
> a
> > > > > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
> > > necessitated
> > > > a
> > > > > full OS re-install.
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being familiar
> with
> > > XP
> > > > > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not
find
> > any
> > > > > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were
> > > similarly
> > > > > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> > > > >
> > > > > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really
> naive
> > > > here)
> > > > > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> > > > >
> > > > > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> > > > >
> > > > > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in
their
> > > > proper
> > > > > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under
<c:\>?
> > > > >
> > > > > -
> > > > > Paul R
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[John Barnett - MVP]

Here are the file details, paul

Update
spmsg.dll
usbccqp
usbhub
usbport
hccoin.dll
spuninst
usbehci
usbohci
usbuhci

The Sub Folder named Update contains the following

kb822603
update
updatever
spcuston.dll
update


--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com

"John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
...
> Paul they are located in the root directory of C: The file name is:
> 4bc29512e1995ec5da8770c6. The sub folder is just called Update.
> At the time of writing this email i am a little busy, so please bare with
me
> and i will list the files i have in these folders for you.
> To hide them you can always right click on the folder and select
properties
> then place a check mark in the Hidd option box.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
>
> "Paul" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well, John, the main reason for all of this is, indeed, cosmetic. The
> > notebook in question belongs to my 20 y/o daughter, who's home from
> college
> > for the holidays, and I had been setting it up for her as a Christmas
> > present.
> >
> > I was surprised to see all of these empty folders and did not want to
have
> > them in the same <c:\> directory as Program Files (and any others that
> need
> > to be in the root dir to operate) in the event she needed to "explore"
her
> > local drive in search of files or some program. Viewing these odd-named
> > empty folders with Explorer sure makes the <c:\> drive look quite
> congested,
> > and it is hard to find folders containing functional apps. I didn't want
> to
> > risk her deleting one of these folders by accident in case they were
> needed
> > for XP to function properly.
> >
> > Perhaps there's a way to individually hide just these empty folders, in
> case
> > they are needed in the future?
> >
> > BTW, in those <../sp2/update> folders your PC has that do contain files,
> > where are they located (path?) and what files do they actually contain?
> >
> >
> > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > As the folders are empty then i suppose they could be deleted.
However,
> > they
> > > are empty and are therefore not taking up any room. Deleting them is a
> > > purely cosmetic measure. Nothing is lost and nothing is gained.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Barnett MVP
> > > Associate Expert
> > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > >
> > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said the
> > files
> > > > are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I then
> > > delete
> > > > those folders that are empty?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine
> contain
> > > > update
> > > > > files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate any
> > files
> > > > > within them.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > John Barnett MVP
> > > > > Associate Expert
> > > > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > > > >
> > > > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > > >
...
> > > > > > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to
hide
> > > > > "system"
> > > > > > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\>
directory
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so
> files
> > > with
> > > > > > names such as...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ...and
> > > > > >
> > > > > > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case with
> the
> > > > other
> > > > > 10
> > > > > > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ..\sp2\update
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to
do
> as
> > a
> > > > > > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
> > > > necessitated
> > > > > a
> > > > > > full OS re-install.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being
familiar
> > with
> > > > XP
> > > > > > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did not
> find
> > > any
> > > > > > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there were
> > > > similarly
> > > > > > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being really
> > naive
> > > > > here)
> > > > > > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in
> their
> > > > > proper
> > > > > > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under
> <c:\>?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > Paul R
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Paul]

Well, there is only one file named "update" in each of the update folders
that appear in my <c:\> directory. I decided to simply "hide" the folders
so they won't be there should my daughter decide to fool with the <c:\>
folder.

"John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
...
> Here are the file details, paul
>
> Update
> spmsg.dll
> usbccqp
> usbhub
> usbport
> hccoin.dll
> spuninst
> usbehci
> usbohci
> usbuhci
>
> The Sub Folder named Update contains the following
>
> kb822603
> update
> updatever
> spcuston.dll
> update
>
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
>
> "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Paul they are located in the root directory of C: The file name is:
> > 4bc29512e1995ec5da8770c6. The sub folder is just called Update.
> > At the time of writing this email i am a little busy, so please bare
with
> me
> > and i will list the files i have in these folders for you.
> > To hide them you can always right click on the folder and select
> properties
> > then place a check mark in the Hidd option box.
> >
> > --
> > John Barnett MVP
> > Associate Expert
> > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> >
> > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Well, John, the main reason for all of this is, indeed, cosmetic. The
> > > notebook in question belongs to my 20 y/o daughter, who's home from
> > college
> > > for the holidays, and I had been setting it up for her as a Christmas
> > > present.
> > >
> > > I was surprised to see all of these empty folders and did not want to
> have
> > > them in the same <c:\> directory as Program Files (and any others that
> > need
> > > to be in the root dir to operate) in the event she needed to "explore"
> her
> > > local drive in search of files or some program. Viewing these
odd-named
> > > empty folders with Explorer sure makes the <c:\> drive look quite
> > congested,
> > > and it is hard to find folders containing functional apps. I didn't
want
> > to
> > > risk her deleting one of these folders by accident in case they were
> > needed
> > > for XP to function properly.
> > >
> > > Perhaps there's a way to individually hide just these empty folders,
in
> > case
> > > they are needed in the future?
> > >
> > > BTW, in those <../sp2/update> folders your PC has that do contain
files,
> > > where are they located (path?) and what files do they actually
contain?
> > >
> > >
> > > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > As the folders are empty then i suppose they could be deleted.
> However,
> > > they
> > > > are empty and are therefore not taking up any room. Deleting them is
a
> > > > purely cosmetic measure. Nothing is lost and nothing is gained.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > John Barnett MVP
> > > > Associate Expert
> > > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > > >
> > > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Taking your caution into account with that of Thorsten, who said
the
> > > files
> > > > > are "leftover Windows Updates" and can be safely deleted, can I
then
> > > > delete
> > > > > those folders that are empty?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "John Barnett - MVP" > wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > Paul there should be update files in these folders. Well mine
> > contain
> > > > > update
> > > > > > files anyway. If they are moved XP will not be able to locate
any
> > > files
> > > > > > within them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > John Barnett MVP
> > > > > > Associate Expert
> > > > > > www.freelanceit.glowinternet.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Paul" > wrote in message
> > > > > >
> ...
> > > > > > > I'm revisiting a previous thread I initiated 12/15 re. how to
> hide
> > > > > > "system"
> > > > > > > files...or so I thought they were. Anyway, the XP <c:\>
> directory
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > notebook I setup for my daughter contains about a dozen or so
> > files
> > > > with
> > > > > > > names such as...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > c:\6e4aa91d2b4c5c927e815
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ...and
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > c:\1765089111b68fe251c88a7334e5467e
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (Their actual names) Each of these 2 files (as is the case
with
> > the
> > > > > other
> > > > > > 10
> > > > > > > or so) also have 2 subfolders:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ..\sp2\update
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ...and both are empty in all cases.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > These files were installed following an XP re-install I had to
> do
> > as
> > > a
> > > > > > > result of a 3rd party hardware installation that went bad and
> > > > > necessitated
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > full OS re-install.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > BTW, there is no separate <c:\windows> folder. Not being
> familiar
> > > with
> > > > > XP
> > > > > > > since I use W98SE, I checked another 2 PCs with XPs and did
not
> > find
> > > > any
> > > > > > > such named files under their root directory. Instead, there
were
> > > > > similarly
> > > > > > > named files under a separate <c:\windows> folder. So...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What are these files for and can I simply transfer (being
really
> > > naive
> > > > > > here)
> > > > > > > to a new <:\windows> folder?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If I delete any of them, will they cause problems with XP?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If I can delete them safely, will they re-create themselves in
> > their
> > > > > > proper
> > > > > > > folder upon re-boot, or will they re-create themselves under
> > <c:\>?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > Paul R
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