-=PCTechTalk=- Re: RegisteredPackages and Drivers (do I need them?)

Hi Harold:
 

As to the possible meaning of the acronym "HP".  

 

I have to ask if there was a space followed a possible additional letter or
2?   If there is a dash after HP followed by other letters, it would have
other meanings.  

 

If not, besides ?Hewlett-Packard? it could mean ?HoneyPot? which is an
Internet server that acts to lure potential hackers away.  It identifies
them and studies their MO so your anti-virus companies can figure a way to
provide you with an update to defeat them.  If you have had, even if you
don?t have one now, an anti-virus program, this could have been part of what
you downloaded when you got that program.  It does not protect your computer
but could send info back to that AV company.

 

As for the ?Registered Package?, not entirely sure but sometimes I know they
are attached to something in the registry?  I don?t think I?d delete it
until someone can come up with a more definitive answer for you.  You may
have it isolated, but your computer may require it?  When you boot up, does
it take a few seconds longer than normal?....  If that?s happened since you
isolated it, your computer just searched your hard drive for something
necessary to complete the boot up and then found it in that ?isolated?
folder.  Depending on the speed of your chip set, this could be a extra few
to 5 or 6 extra seconds to boot.  With windows XP the additional time would
be even less pronounced since in all likelihood, a copy that folder would
also be in your ?Prefetch? folder.

 

If you?re sure of your ?registry back-up?, then go to it, but even with
that, I wouldn?t play around unless I was prepared to reformat the hard
drive and start all over again.

 

Emma

ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx

 

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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Harold B.
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:03 AM
To: PC TechTalk_LIST
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: RegisteredPackages and Drivers (do I need them?)

 

ORIGINAL POSTING ... I'm wondering about this folder in my Windows directory
called "RegisteredPackages" ... 54 MB and inside are 20 folders with long
numbered names. I don't know what this folder is for, even after googling
it, and I find different opinions regarding delete or no delete. Right now I
have that folder in a "Hold" folder that I keep on the desktop (waiting to
see what happens). Everything is working fine on the computer so what do
PCTechTalk members know about "Registered Packages" and do I need it?

In addition, I also have this folder in C:\hp (hp is an invisible folder).
One of the inside folders is called "Drivers" and 70 MB. I put that folder,
too, in my desktop "Hold" folder to see what happens (before deleting it),
and all is working well. What is that "Drivers" folder for, and of course,
do I need it? Seems neither one is necessary as they've been moved with no
ill effects to the computer --- Harold

 

FROM LIL ... I was just trying to be helpful... :o) You did ask what hp
stood for! RegisteredPackages does ring a bell, though, from a post way back
regarding HP. Could it have something to do with installation files? Why
don't you go to the HP website and email their support? They are very good
replying! But until you get an answer I would be weary of deleting anything
in Windows which is not Temp, specially if it is 54MB... --- Lil

 

FROM BOB ... Personally I would not play with any files I don't know what
they are, especially ones in the windows directory. Also, in my opine,
hidden files are hid for a reason most likely so one does not delete them
accidentally. all that said and done correct me if I am wrong but when you
move a file does not the OS keep track of it and know where its been moved
to? If this is so moving it to the desktop, or where ever and all works
well, does not prove or even suggest the files are not required. Messing
with registered files would really scares me, but then again I don't like to
reformat or reinstall on the system I use . . . I might try it on a "play
computer" just to see though. --- Bob

 

RESPONSE ... Thank you, Lil and Bob. Ordinarily I would agree with you about
what's in the Windows directory or what is made invisible by the
manufacturer or by Microsoft. And yes, just because files are placed in a
different directories of the computer, they are still part of the system.
What's strange is that since the last email, I removed the two folders to a
different drive, to my flash drive, then completely shut down the system,
rebooted, and everything is still working fine. By everything, I mean all
the usual things I do with the computer. I'll therefore concluded that I can
delete those 124 MB of whatever they are. 

 

One of my passions is using trial and error, creating restore points, using
"Erunt" (excellent for backing up the Registry), and "RegSeeker" (excellent
for finding and removing what might be excess in the Registry), and in
general, removing what is not necessary in the system, and in the Registry
(knowing that computers come to us with all kinds of unnecessary material on
them). As a result, I get the computer to work better than new. And I keep a
record of all these successful deletions for the next time I might be doing
a complete reformat of the system. Of course, what works for one might not
work for another but this is what works for me and after a few more complete
re-starts, I'll be saying good-bye to "RegisteredPackages" in Windows, and
to "Drivers" in C:\hp. I'm only sorry I don't know what those folders are
for. --- Harold

 


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