Multiple random named folders

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After several nightmare days attempting to perform a clean reinstall of
w2kpro, it's finally working. (The lsass.exe shutdown again and again was
especially annoying)

I now see several folders under the Local Disk c:\ drive in Windows Explorer
with what seem to be randomly generated names (9bf6e2439....54b9a2...etc.
One folder is named simply 6.) All appear to contain the identical
sub-folders and files. All were modified at different times on the day I
was forced to attempt and re-attempt installs in order to get up and
running. How many of these can I delete? Should I keep the last one
modified?

thnx

Doug

 

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"Doug Main" wrote:
| After several nightmare days attempting to perform a clean reinstall of
| w2kpro, it's finally working. (The lsass.exe shutdown again and again was
| especially annoying)
* These need to be applied before connecting to any network (internet
included)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx

| I now see several folders under the Local Disk c:\ drive in Windows
Explorer
| with what seem to be randomly generated names (9bf6e2439....54b9a2...etc.
| One folder is named simply 6.) All appear to contain the identical
| sub-folders and files. All were modified at different times on the day I
| was forced to attempt and re-attempt installs in order to get up and
| running. How many of these can I delete? Should I keep the last one
| modified?
* Without some details of the files/ folders it's hard to say but those
folders are not part of the operating system. Sounds like you didn't clean
install. To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom
or setup disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your
Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and
execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

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These folders are left behind by the Hotfixes installed by
Windows Update if the machine was rebooted during
installation or the installation failed.


>-----Original Message-----
>After several nightmare days attempting to perform a
clean reinstall of
>w2kpro, it's finally working. (The lsass.exe shutdown
again and again was
>especially annoying)
>
>I now see several folders under the Local Disk c:\ drive
in Windows Explorer
>with what seem to be randomly generated names
(9bf6e2439....54b9a2...etc.
>One folder is named simply 6.) All appear to contain the
identical
>sub-folders and files. All were modified at different
times on the day I
>was forced to attempt and re-attempt installs in order to
get up and
>running. How many of these can I delete? Should I keep
the last one
>modified?
>
>thnx
>
>Doug
>
>
>.
>