strange directories in my root directory

Windows XP >> strange directories in my root directory I have just updated my Windows XP Home Edition via the
Windows Update function. Now I got 4 new folders in my
root directory. One of them is
called "43514a768c2dc244769476e" and the others look
alike. They all contain a folder called "sp2".

The problem is: I don't want them there and they cannot
be deleted. Can anyone help - PLEASE?

Marc

Windows XP929

Windows XP >> strange directories in my root directory It's likely, they are the unpacked/installer modules for the
updates you just installed. This is unusual, because these
types of folders should go to the designated Temp/Tmp
folders for system use. Normally, this is defined as being
in C:\Windows\Temp. I would do a reboot, and see if
they are removed after the boot is complete.
You should check system environment variables to make
sure they are set correctly. Right Click My Computer, left
Click Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables. Go
to the System Variables box (at bottom of page), scroll
down until you locate the two variables Temp, Tmp and
see where they are defined for.
Note: There are two sets of variables for every user.The
System level and the Local user set.

"Marc Kamradt" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:06b901c3c559$a8dca6e0$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> I have just updated my Windows XP Home Edition via the
> Windows Update function. Now I got 4 new folders in my
> root directory. One of them is
> called "43514a768c2dc244769476e" and the others look
> alike. They all contain a folder called "sp2".
>
> The problem is: I don't want them there and they cannot
> be deleted. Can anyone help - PLEASE?
>
> Marc
>

Windows XP >> strange directories in my root directory Hmm... I checked the environment variables but they are
set to c:\windows\temp for the system and to %USERPROFILE%
\... for the user.

Also: These strange folders seem to be empty.

Thanks anyway

Marc

>-----Original Message-----
>It's likely, they are the unpacked/installer modules for
the
>updates you just installed. This is unusual, because
these
>types of folders should go to the designated Temp/Tmp
>folders for system use. Normally, this is defined as
being
>in C:\Windows\Temp. I would do a reboot, and see if
>they are removed after the boot is complete.
> You should check system environment variables to make
>sure they are set correctly. Right Click My Computer,
left
>Click Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables. Go
>to the System Variables box (at bottom of page), scroll
>down until you locate the two variables Temp, Tmp and
>see where they are defined for.
>Note: There are two sets of variables for every user.The
> System level and the Local user set.
>
>"Marc Kamradt" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>news:06b901c3c559$a8dca6e0$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> I have just updated my Windows XP Home Edition via the
>> Windows Update function. Now I got 4 new folders in my
>> root directory. One of them is
>> called "43514a768c2dc244769476e" and the others look
>> alike. They all contain a folder called "sp2".
>>
>> The problem is: I don't want them there and they cannot
>> be deleted. Can anyone help - PLEASE?
>>
>> Marc
>>
>
>
>.
>