Mysterious files after XP re-install!

Tommygunn · Sep 17, 2009

I re-installed XP yesterday to resolve some issues I was having but since then, and never before, I keep getting strange gobbledegook files appearing in my D drive.
I have XP installed on the C drive and all my other junk on the D. The files I get in my D drive are below:

D:

Left hand folder:

amd64:

i386:

I am unable to delete by the usual basic means, not tried HijackThis etc yet, and if I do have to have them I don't want them appearing in my nice and neat D drive.

Any ideas on how to stop this?

nafets · Sep 17, 2009

Those are probably leftover files from WindowsUpdate.

Turn off Automatic Updates.

Boot into safe mode and then try deleting...

audiotranceable · Sep 17, 2009

Did you update windows or install any patches because that's what happens. The patch extracts and stores it normally on the Systemdrive but sometimes it stores it in other drivers for odd reasons.

You can delete them if you want because you already updated

francis511 · Sep 17, 2009

If you`re scared to delete then turn them into hidden files.

KainXS · Sep 17, 2009

they're normal, the ones I have came from driver updates from windows update

[Ion] · Sep 17, 2009

Yeah, they're normal. They're on both my laptop and desktop (both running XP Pro)

Tommygunn · Sep 17, 2009

I have my regedit, by default, set to save programs to my 'D' drive, so would that be the reason why they are going to my 'D' drive?
If I change it back to 'C' drive will it resolve this?

I'll just get rid of the D drive files in the meantime.

[Ion] · Sep 17, 2009

It won't move them, but yes, for future installations it will keep them on the C: drive. It is perfectly safe to delete them after the install, I've deleted them from several computers before and it hasn't caused any problems.

PVTCaboose1337 · Sep 17, 2009

Proof you will be fine:

I have them too. Just some drivers.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	AMD Wraith Spire, 4x Corsair SP120 RGB, GPU stock
Memory	G-Skill Ripjaws V, 2400MHz, 15-15-15-35, 2 x 8GB (F4-2400C15D-16GVR)
Video Card(s)	XFX RX580 8Gb Black Edition
Storage	Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 850 Evo 250Gb
Display(s)	Viewsonic XG2401
Case	Corsair Crystal 460X RGB
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Chroma
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2
Software	Windows 10 Home 64bit

System Name	Asus G60vx
Processor	Intel P7450 @ 2.666 MHz (setfsb)
Motherboard	Intel PM45 Rev 07 + ICH9-M Rev 03
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Hyundai DDR2 800 @ 1000mhz
Video Card(s)	Nvidia GTX260 1024MB 256-bit
Storage	250GB SATA 2 (5400rpm) time to upgrade
Display(s)	1366x768 @ 90hz
Case	Stock
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Stock
Software	Windows 7 SP1 64-bit

Processor	Core I5 4440 / 4430
Motherboard	Asus z87-k / Gigabyte ga h97- d3h
Cooling	Arctic freezer / Generic
Memory	8 gb Mushkin / Various
Video Card(s)	Radeon 7850 cf / Gtx 690
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 gb / 2x1 terabyte hdds Wd 256 gb nvme
Display(s)	Technika 32" / Asus 24` ips
Case	Corsair
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair 850 w
Software	Windows 10

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, Ryzen 9 5980HX
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4(With Noctua Fans)
Memory	32Gb Crucial 3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3080, Asus 6800M
Storage	Adata SX8200 1TB NVME/WD Black 1TB NVME
Display(s)	Dell 27 Inch 165Hz
Case	Phanteks P500A
Audio Device(s)	IFI Zen Dac/JDS Labs Atom+/SMSL Amp+Rivers Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 SE Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey Plus
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor	i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard	BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling	Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory	1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s)	GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage	80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s)	Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case	Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard	IBM Model M
Software	Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)

Mysterious files after XP re-install!

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Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)