c:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ ?

After installing the four critical updates a few moments ago
I went to the c:\Windows folder to get rid of the uninstall
files. In addition to the new updates' folders there's also
a folder called c:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ whose contents are these
folders:

KB873339
KB885835
KB885836
KB886185

The last three have the same names as three of today's
critical updates. (The missing one is 885884.)

What is c:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$? Can I delete it?

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Opinicus wrote:

> After installing the four critical updates a few moments ago I went to
> the c:\Windows folder to get rid of the uninstall files. In addition to
> the new updates' folders there's also a folder called
> c:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ whose contents are these folders:
>
> KB873339
> KB885835
> KB885836
> KB886185
>
> The last three have the same names as three of today's critical updates.
> (The missing one is 885884.)
>
> What is c:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$? Can I delete it?
Hi

You should not delete the $hf_mig$ directory.

The hf_mig directories are part of the hotfix migration and
multibranch support system, so you might need them in the future.

More about this here:

Description of Dual-Mode Update Packages for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=328848

Description of the Contents of a Windows Server 2003 Product
Update Package (relevant for WinXP as well)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824994


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