Deleting Update files and folder

The following folder has appeared in my root directory:
e7775b74f0187ae60d2f0cd51d1b19e1 and inside that is a folder called Update
containing files:eula.txt, update.exe, update.inf, update.ver, updspapi.dll,
wudf01005.cat and wudfcustom.dll.

I have tried every means to delete these files and folder, including Safe
Mode with Command Line but nothing works.

How do I get rid of them?

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That folder and similar folders should
be deleted automatically over time.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Charles wrote:
> The following folder has appeared in my root directory:
> e7775b74f0187ae60d2f0cd51d1b19e1 and inside that is a folder called Update
> containing files:eula.txt, update.exe, update.inf, update.ver,
> updspapi.dll,
> wudf01005.cat and wudfcustom.dll.
>
> I have tried every means to delete these files and folder, including Safe
> Mode with Command Line but nothing works.
>
> How do I get rid of them?

What if the folders/files are on an external drive that happened to be
connected when Windows Update was run (a.k.a., it's broke)...?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That folder and similar folders should
> be deleted automatically over time.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> Charles wrote:
> > The following folder has appeared in my root directory:
> > e7775b74f0187ae60d2f0cd51d1b19e1 and inside that is a folder called Update
> > containing files:eula.txt, update.exe, update.inf, update.ver,
> > updspapi.dll,
> > wudf01005.cat and wudfcustom.dll.
> >
> > I have tried every means to delete these files and folder, including Safe
> > Mode with Command Line but nothing works.
> >
> > How do I get rid of them?
>
>

Was able to delete the files using "Unlocker", which did not detected the
files as "locked" but offered to delete them which it did successfully.

"frazier" wrote:

> What if the folders/files are on an external drive that happened to be
> connected when Windows Update was run (a.k.a., it's broke)...?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That folder and similar folders should
> > be deleted automatically over time.
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >
> > Charles wrote:
> > > The following folder has appeared in my root directory:
> > > e7775b74f0187ae60d2f0cd51d1b19e1 and inside that is a folder called Update
> > > containing files:eula.txt, update.exe, update.inf, update.ver,
> > > updspapi.dll,
> > > wudf01005.cat and wudfcustom.dll.
> > >
> > > I have tried every means to delete these files and folder, including Safe
> > > Mode with Command Line but nothing works.
> > >
> > > How do I get rid of them?
> >
> >