Folders that are empty

3com_dmi,1025,1028,1031,1037,1041,1042,1054,2052,3076. These empty folders are in Windows\system32. Can anyone tell me what they are and are they necessary. Can I delete them.

 

Hi Wahlroot,

Unless you have a minuscule drive, they will take up little space.

Why they were put there, ask 3COM. I always wonder if similar (empty) folders may be for future use.

Matt

 

Today I found dwintl.dll
10.0.2619.0
Microsoft Application Error
in 1033. Checked Google and found that this is used with messenger, which I do not use. Could be used by other things which I do not use. Checked for spyware, and found nothing. I also do not know why anything from 3 com would be on there.

 

You missed a word in the description, Microsoft Application Error Reporting.

Mine are dated at the time of Windows installation. Because of "Error Reporting" I might expect error logs go into them.

They are Windows folders. Right click on them and select Properties.

Matt

 

Hi, wahlroot and Matt.

Here's folder information from my C:\WINDOWS\system32\ folder with "Date Created" and "Date Last Modified" information for each. I listed only folders in my system32 folder that begin with a numerical character.

Code:

COMMENT	Karen's Directory Printer v5.1
COMMENT	Copyright © 1997, 1999-2002, 2004-2005 by Karen Kenworthy, All Rights Reserved
COMMENT	http://www.karenware.com/
COMMENT	
COMMENT	Lines beginning with  "COMMENT" (like this one) contain comments or explanations.
COMMENT	They do not contain any information about particular files or folders.
COMMENT	
COMMENT	Lines beginning with  "FOLDER" contain information about a Single Folder.
COMMENT	Here's the information found in those lines:
COMMENT	Folder Name <TAB> Date Created <TAB> Date Last Modified
COMMENT	
COMMENT	Prepared: 20:16 1/23/2008
COMMENT	Folder: C:\WINDOWS\system32\
COMMENT	Include Sub-Folders? No
COMMENT	
system32	12/22/2003 12:10	1/20/2008 23:35
1025	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1028	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1031	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1033	12/22/2003 12:10	1/2/2004 20:47
1037	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1041	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1042	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
1054	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
2052	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10
3076	12/22/2003 12:10	12/22/2003 12:10

I think I installed my current OS on December 22, 2003 so I also think those folders were placed there during Windows XP installation.

NOTE: Folder 1033 in my computer is the only one with a "Date Last Modified" that differs from the "Date Created ". My folder 1033 is also the only one of the folders I listed that contains a file (the same dwintl.dll wahlroot identified).

FileAlyzer Information About dwintl.dll:

Code:

********************************************************************
FileAlyzer © 2003-2006 Safer Networking Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
********************************************************************


File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\1033\dwintl.dll
Date: 1/23/2008 8:31:55 PM


***** General ******************************************************
           Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\1033\
               Size: 55632
            Version: 10.0.2619.0
             CRC-32: 61986958
                MD5: EF32415C2755E66CA1B345DF68C71243
               SHA1: E51B1CA6583CF723CA6E6AC57D2AB4E4249CB54E
          Read only: No
             Hidden: No
        System file: No
          Directory: No
            Archive: Yes
      Symbolic link: No
         Time stamp: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:00:00 AM
           Creation: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:00:00 AM
        Last access: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:31:26 PM
         Last write: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:00:00 AM

Properties for C:\WINDOWS\system32\1033\dwintl.dll Via Windows Explorer:

• Type of file: Application Extension
• File version: 10.0.2619.0
• Description: Microsoft Application Error Reporting
• Copyright: Copyright© Microsoft Corporation 1999-2001. All rights reserved.

I recommend leaving those folders (and file) intact because they might be required for Windows XP to function properly.

I do not have a "3com_dmi" folder in my C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder. However, I searched my hard drives for "3com_dmi" and found a 3com_dmi.log file in my C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder that contains only the text "No Reboot ".

 

Thanks to everyone!!
I will leave the folders where they are. They do not use much hard drive, and maybe mess up something if I remove them. Thanks again!!