Re: XP Home Edition

[dpw39]

I am running XP Home Edition and have the following two (2) files and I'd like to know what they are and if I can delete them?

1. Device Function Q Folder;
2. Device Management Q Folder.


I have a : Compaq D300v mini-tower

1.30 gigahertz Intel Celeron
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Compaq 07A8h

Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Compaq 686P9 v1.11 06/13/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
82.35 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
70.39 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST CD-ROM CRD-8484B
SONY DVD RW DRU-510A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ExcelStor Technology J680 [Hard drive] (82.35 GB) -- drive 0, s/n VNR21EG20816VA, rev V32OA60A, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'XMM1' has 256 MB
Slot 'XMM2' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 82.35 GB 70.39 GB free


Any help or support would be most appreciated.

Ciao,

dpw39

[blueivy]

I am running XP Home Edition and have the following two (2) files and I'd like to know what they are and if I can delete them?

1. Device Function Q Folder;
2. Device Management Q Folder.

Are these the actual folder names Device Function Q and Device Management Q? If so are they empty?

I wouldn't go ahead and delete the folders especially as you're not sure what they do. I'd rename them which will tell you two things:

1. If the folder can't be renamed it could be 'locked' by an application or process. If that's thw case then they are being used. We then find out what is actually using them.
2. If you rename it and something breaks then you can easily rename it back to what it was originally. It will again also tell you if something is using it.

Never delete a folder if you're not sure what it does. Always rename it first, just in case!