Strange files in my Windows file

**discman** · 29 Jul 2006, 06:14 AM

have you tried a system restore to the point before this happened /?very surprised no one else has answered you............

**locoeng** · 29 Jul 2006, 06:20 AM

I've got a ton of those on both of my machines as well, never really tried to bother with them.

**soup** · 29 Jul 2006, 06:52 AM

Have you tried using CCleaner?

**Kabuchan** · 29 Jul 2006, 10:31 AM

Actually, my 10 yr old uses this PC. I erased EVERYTHING and reinstalled Windows XP. I didn't like the fact that they looked liked hyperlinks and Norton didn't find them. I still don't know what they were, even google didn't.

I had tried 3 different registry cleaners, spybot, and ad-aware. Nothing found them. I am going to download the CCleaner. Looks to be right up my alley. Thanks everyone!!!

**Chewy** · 29 Jul 2006, 11:05 AM

they are the uninstall files for windows patches, I just ran doug's cleaner and it got all but the last one and a large folder that tell update what installs I have already done. It's all there in the inf files.

**Kabuchan** · 29 Jul 2006, 10:52 PM

Thanks Chewy,

So should they stay there? If they are patches for windows, why would you want to uninstall them?

**Chewy** · 29 Jul 2006, 11:13 PM

well I am happy with how all my updates are doing so I don't want to
uninstall any of them, they just slow me down by being there

lean and mean

**locoeng** · 29 Jul 2006, 11:17 PM

well I am happy with how all my updates are doing so I don't want to
uninstall any of them

Keep

they just slow me down by being there

...or delete, that is the question.

**Kabuchan** · 29 Jul 2006, 11:25 PM

Don't seem to have a problem now that they're gone, didn't have a problem when they weren't there. I guess delete is my answer!

Strange files in my Windows file

Strange files in my Windows file

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