windows folder

[Tom]

I was looking for my C:/Windows/system32 folder and much to my surprise
there was a Windows folder with a sub folder called System but it was empty.
That entire Windows folder was empty.
However I did find a folder called Windows.000 that had all the appropriate
windows and other program folders in it, including the System32 folder. It
also had 25 folders called $NtUninstallQ######$.
Can someone tell me what happened to cause this and can i change the name of
the Windows.000 folder to Windows and can i delete the #NtUninstall######
foldeers?
Thanks.
Tom

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Tom,

Why did it happen? You reinstalled WindowsXP and did not change the =
default installation folder back to C:\Windows at the beginning.

Can you change it back? No, you can't. Changing it back would involve =
reinstalling again (not just Windows, but your applications as well).

What are those files? They are the uninstall information for various =
hotfixes (Windows Updates) that you have installed. If you have no =
intention of uninstalling a hotfix, then you can delete the uninstall =
folder. Afterwards, go to Add & Remove in the Control Panel and select =
that hotfix for removal. You will get an error message and an option to =
remove the listing as well.

Hope this covers it.
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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Tom" > wrote in message =
...
> I was looking for my C:/Windows/system32 folder and much to my =
surprise
> there was a Windows folder with a sub folder called System but it was =
empty.
> That entire Windows folder was empty.
> However I did find a folder called Windows.000 that had all the =
appropriate
> windows and other program folders in it, including the System32 =
folder. It
> also had 25 folders called $NtUninstallQ######$.
> Can someone tell me what happened to cause this and can i change the =
name of
> the Windows.000 folder to Windows and can i delete the =
#NtUninstall######
> foldeers?
> Thanks.
> Tom
>=20
> --
> Please remove the no spam from my email address and replace with =
bellsouth
> to reply by email.....Thanks
>=20
>

[Tom]

Is the default destination not C:/Windows? I am 99% sure that i let it
install into the default directory. Thanks for your help...Tom


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Tom,

Why did it happen? You reinstalled WindowsXP and did not change the default
installation folder back to C:\Windows at the beginning.

Can you change it back? No, you can't. Changing it back would involve
reinstalling again (not just Windows, but your applications as well).

What are those files? They are the uninstall information for various
hotfixes (Windows Updates) that you have installed. If you have no intention
of uninstalling a hotfix, then you can delete the uninstall folder.
Afterwards, go to Add & Remove in the Control Panel and select that hotfix
for removal. You will get an error message and an option to remove the
listing as well.

Hope this covers it.
--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> I was looking for my C:/Windows/system32 folder and much to my surprise
> there was a Windows folder with a sub folder called System but it was
empty.
> That entire Windows folder was empty.
> However I did find a folder called Windows.000 that had all the
appropriate
> windows and other program folders in it, including the System32 folder. It
> also had 25 folders called $NtUninstallQ######$.
> Can someone tell me what happened to cause this and can i change the name
of
> the Windows.000 folder to Windows and can i delete the #NtUninstall######
> foldeers?
> Thanks.
> Tom
>
> --
> Please remove the no spam from my email address and replace with bellsouth
> to reply by email.....Thanks
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Tom,

The default install directory is C:\Windows - unless the installer =
detects that that folder already exists, then it defaults to =
C:\Windows.000. This is why you have what you have.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Tom" > wrote in message =
...
> Is the default destination not C:/Windows? I am 99% sure that i let it
> install into the default directory. Thanks for your help...Tom
>=20
>=20
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Tom,
>=20
> Why did it happen? You reinstalled WindowsXP and did not change the =
default
> installation folder back to C:\Windows at the beginning.
>=20
> Can you change it back? No, you can't. Changing it back would involve
> reinstalling again (not just Windows, but your applications as well).
>=20
> What are those files? They are the uninstall information for various
> hotfixes (Windows Updates) that you have installed. If you have no =
intention
> of uninstalling a hotfix, then you can delete the uninstall folder.
> Afterwards, go to Add & Remove in the Control Panel and select that =
hotfix
> for removal. You will get an error message and an option to remove the
> listing as well.
>=20
> Hope this covers it.
> --
> Best of Luck,
>=20
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>=20
> "Tom" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I was looking for my C:/Windows/system32 folder and much to my =
surprise
> > there was a Windows folder with a sub folder called System but it =
was
> empty.
> > That entire Windows folder was empty.
> > However I did find a folder called Windows.000 that had all the
> appropriate
> > windows and other program folders in it, including the System32 =
folder. It
> > also had 25 folders called $NtUninstallQ######$.
> > Can someone tell me what happened to cause this and can i change the =
name
> of
> > the Windows.000 folder to Windows and can i delete the =
#NtUninstall######
> > foldeers?
> > Thanks.
> > Tom
> >
> > --
> > Please remove the no spam from my email address and replace with =
bellsouth
> > to reply by email.....Thanks
> >
> >
>=20
>=20
>