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Mystery folder

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A new folder “0227b427f9f62f2ed7f6ae”, with two sub-folders “amd64” and “i386”, suddenly appeared in my PC.

I noticed this after installation of Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 & 3.0 SP2.

Is this folder virus or needed by the system?

I am running XP Pro SP3.

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Clarifications

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Clarifications

i386 – amd 64

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i386> http://www.andybrain.com/archive/mb/i386-folder.htm amd64 > http://www.google.com/search?q=amd+64&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1 as for the other one, i’m not sure

Temporary folder

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It is a temporary folder created by microsoft installations while doing instllations including service packs. It is normally created in the root directory of the disk drive which has the most amount of free space in your system.
It is safe to delete the same if the installation is finished properly.
Normally it gets deleted after installation is complete but in some cases the same remains as it is after installtions.

Yes a temp folder

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Yes indeed its a temporary folder.
Its supposed to be deleted automatically after installing some updates and service packs.
You can delete it safely.

Thanks

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thanks guys

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