Windows 7: Root of C - Safe to Delete?

Is it OK to delete all this stuff> I think it is from installing programs.

Yes: Seems a program has extracted itself into the root. But what I do in these situations is make a folder on your desktop and sweep the files into the spare folder. Reboot. So you can always put the files back. But in this case it looks as if a program has just used the root to unpack its files into. M

Thanks Mike. I'll get it ready for the next reboot.

Looks like you have steam. the eula txt files can be removed. Im assuming those dlls are to do with the installers so maybe safe to remove as well.

What I do if not sure a file or folder is safe to delete is rename them and see what happens.

So for a file called filename.dll I would rename it to filename.dll.7-31-2010-delete
For a folder, rename foldername to foldername-7-31-2010-delete

Note I simply append the date and the word delete (using dashes instead of slashes to avoid directory hassles) so, as typically happens, I forget about it and weeks or months later when I stumble on the file or fold again, I can quickly see how long it has been, and know it is safe to delete or not.

But if I determine I need that file or folder, I don't have to remember what the original name was, I simply rename deleting the extra endings.

I Also use a similar method but always reverse the date order so that it sorts correctly IE. 2010-07-31, YYYY-MM-DD, rather than 7-31-2010 (always use leading zeros too )

Yeah, that will work. I see your point about sort order, but 7-31-2010-delete at the end of a file or folder name sticks out like a sore thumb so not hard to spot. In reality, I don't have to do that very often as I typically know what the file is for, or plugging it into Google quickly lets me know.

Seems to be OK. I'll keep the folder for a week or two & see that it behaves. Thanks for all the ideas.