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    Strange Folders After Updates

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by NinjaNoodles, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. NinjaNoodles

    NinjaNoodles Notebook Evangelist

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    I ran four Microsoft Updates, and during the process I had to do a hard shutdown. They all installed without issues, however two folders remain on my C:\ drive with cryptic names like "5e9bbe9247442125a4717e6762984b."

    They each contain the following files:

    Windows6.0-KB[UPDATE NUMBER HERE]-x86.cab
    Windows6.0-KB[UPDATE NUMBER HERE]-x86.xml
    Windows6.0-KB[UPDATE NUMBER HERE]-x86-pkgProperties.txt
    WSUSSCAN.cab

    Are these just temporary folders left behind from the installation? Do I have to live with them as they stare me in the face every time I navigate to a folder? I moved them to the Recycle Bin and restarted with no apparent side effects. However, I'd rather not delete them until I got a few second opinions.

    Thanks,
    Peter
     
    NinjaNoodles, Oct 3, 2007
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    What do you mean you had to do a hard shut down?

    Does this mean you had the install process hang and had to force a reboot yourself?

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 3, 2007
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  3. NinjaNoodles

    NinjaNoodles Notebook Evangelist

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    After the computer rebooted the next update wouldn't get past the "searching for updates" stage. These were manual installations - direct file downloads.
     
    NinjaNoodles, Oct 3, 2007
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    qhn Notebook User

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    possible that vista is blocking those updates if no validation was involved prior due to the files downloaded (wild guess)

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 3, 2007
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    It validated before I downloaded them.
     
    NinjaNoodles, Oct 3, 2007
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