Blue Text folders in Windows

[sggaunt]

Anyone know what the function of these sub folders in the 'Windows' folder is and why they show up with Blue text.
I think they startetd to be present after we upgraded to SP2 and have names like.
$NtUninstallKB8733333$ but with different numbers and each contains a folder named spuninst and well as other stuff.
I am sure there are more and more of them current count is 45.

Steve: Delphi a feersum engin indeed.

 

[erikhertzel]

I am pretty sure that these folders are hotfixes that you have installed on your PC and if you would uninstall these hotfixes, this is where this information is stored.

Hope this helps,

Erik

 

[dlblack]

erikhertzel is correct. If your pc has been running ok you can sort these by date and delete the ones that are a couple of months old if you want to get back the space. Just make sure that they are all the uninstalls. This has worked for me.

David L. Black Consulting

 

[tazuk]

The blue text indicates the files / folders are encrypted or compressed under NTFS. This options can be changed through the standard Folder Options dialog.

HTH

TazUk

Blue-screening PCs since 1998

 

[linney]

Cleaning up pc and $NTUninstall files
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