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What are these folders?
DonGotti
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Hi all
I've just clicked into the C: Drive of my laptop and there's load of files I don't recognise. The filenames consist of apparently random characters i.e. d6cff85c74a4d51b1edf7e3bb2f3fb and 6ec7d47c8b9ae18bd5d4c83cadd206. When I click into them there is a single notepad document with the following:
=== Verbose logging started: 05/01/2007 09:19:41 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435 Calling process: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe ===
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: c:\6ec7d47c8b9ae18bd5d4c83cadd206\msxml.msi
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Attempting to enable all disabled priveleges before calling Install on Server
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (74:18) [09:19:41:203]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: ******* RunEngine:
What are these?
I've just clicked into the C: Drive of my laptop and there's load of files I don't recognise. The filenames consist of apparently random characters i.e. d6cff85c74a4d51b1edf7e3bb2f3fb and 6ec7d47c8b9ae18bd5d4c83cadd206. When I click into them there is a single notepad document with the following:
=== Verbose logging started: 05/01/2007 09:19:41 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435 Calling process: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe ===
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: c:\6ec7d47c8b9ae18bd5d4c83cadd206\msxml.msi
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:156]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Attempting to enable all disabled priveleges before calling Install on Server
MSI (c) (74:E4) [09:19:41:171]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (74:18) [09:19:41:203]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (s) (74:20) [09:19:41:203]: ******* RunEngine:
What are these?
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