ServicePackFiles

Hello everyone,

Please help.

Yesterday I booted up my PC to find a folder called 'ServicePackFiles' on my desktop; I have done a search of the c:drive and it appears this is the only copy on my system.

The folder contains subfolders called 'i386 'and 'ServicePackCache'.

I have tried to track where it has moved from to replace it - with no joy.

Can anyone please tell me where it came from and how to move it back please?

Last night I did a system restore to the 4th October (The last date that it was not there) and it appeared????

The only updates since the 4th have been from AVG my antiVirus.

After googling the issue I have learnt a little; although it appears that the files are essential for future restorations, I do not want them on my desktop,

I would also love to find out what XP is doing.

Can somebody please help?

Many thanks,

d.

 

Thanks you very much for the welcome and support!

So I just want to get this right.

no,1 - I find the folder through:

- c:documentsandsettings/owner/desktop? (I'm there and I can see the folder 'ServicePackFiles')

no.2 - I move it to location c:windows (can I cut and paste into the windows folder?

Please reply again with a yes/ no.

Thanks again for your help - much appreciated.

(I am a second year BA computing in business student and I am trying to obtain more technical knowledge - it's hard)

d.

 

I've done it - no probs.

Many thanks.

I am aware that you are very busy; one last enquiry though:

- Why did it happen? Any ideas?

- Can I protect a folder from beiong moved?

Thanks, dan.

 

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Greetings, Dani...

"Yes"...although, if I were you, I'd copy and paste - after a few ops and reboots, etc., if everything seems kosher, then get rid of the duplicate desktop folder...

Just to be safe... ¦ )

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Oops - missed it by that much...

No idea why it happened - chalk it it up to "Windows Mysteries"...

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To conclude:

Before you had time to reply to my 2nd post, I had decided that I understood your instructions and cut and pasted the file.

Then, your reply arrived; so, I went back and copied the file back to my desktop also - this took ages!

All seems OK.

Thanks again.dan