Windows XP directory created on my hard drive

I noticed a 260MB directory on my hard drive a couple of days ago, and my guess is this is a Windows operating system. Have been having problems with my computer, and am speculating that is was set up for making my machine into a warez server.

 

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Arie,

I don't know what slipstream is, but I did try to upgrade to SP2. Boy do I feel dumb. What do I do now?

Marty

 

Hello marty,

What's the name of this directory? IF you've installed SP2, 260 MB's is about the size of the SP2 $UninstallServicePack.. folder in Windows.

Is SP2 running? My Computer > System information. There also should be a Shield symbol in the tray unless you disabled it.

Is there a Add/Remove entry for SP2? There also should be a restore point made which SP2 makes prior to the install.

Regards - Charles

 

I tried to install SP2 but apparently that didn't take. So you're saying that this directory is a backup for SP1? Guess I can delete it then.

 

Hi Marty,

So you're saying that this directory is a backup for SP1?
That's not what I wrote, but if SP2 "didn't take ", it may well be the Uninstall files for SP1.

Once again, what is the name of the directory? And the rest of my questions, is there an Add/Remove entry for SP2? Is there a restore point created by the SP2 install attempt?

I tried to install SP2 but apparently that didn't take.
How do you know? What message(s) did you get?

Regards - Charles

 

Hi Charles,

>if SP2 "didn't take ", it may well be the Uninstall files for SP1.
Ok.

>Once again, what is the name of the directory?
8323eb7d23b78bfbcff87657f1a26e17

>is there an Add/Remove entry for SP2?

I can't get to the add/remove programs panel at the moment, probably need to reboot and try again.

>Is there a restore point created by the SP2 install attempt?

have restores disabled

>>I tried to install SP2 but apparently that didn't take.
>How do you know? What message(s) did you get?

It froze. Twice. Finally I rebooted (again) and forgot about it.


Marty

 

Hi Marty,

Ok, have no idea what 8323eb7d23b78bfbcff87657f1a26e17 is.

Is it on C\: as a primary folder or is it under \Windows\?

Can you access this folder? If you can, a Services Pack's uninstall files consist of the old versions of things like .dll's - notepad.exe - wordpad.exe and so forth.

You can try to delete after you look at it, but first burn it out or move it to another folder other than \Windows\ if its there or to another drive\partition if you have more than one.

You really ought to get drive imaging software if you're not using SR - good idea to have anyway. http://www.apricorn.com/ the one I use, has clone software as well.

Regards - Charles

 

Charles wrote,

>Is it on C\: as a primary folder or is it under \Windows\?
It's on the root of my F:\ partition

>Can you access this folder?
Yes

>Services Pack's uninstall files consist of the old versions
>of things like .dll's - notepad.exe - wordpad.exe
wordpad.exe is there, with the same timestamp as my copy on C:\Windows\system32... notepad.exe for some reason isn't there

Marty

 

Hi Christer,

Thanks, never saw anything like that.

Under normal (successful) circumstances, the folder will be automatically deleted upon completion of the installation
That dovetails with the unsuccessful SP2 install.

Regards - Charles