Solved eula.xxxx.txt + DLL files on my C drive ... orphans ?

[bawldiggle]

My C: drive has several eula.xxxx.txt and install.res.xxxx.dll files on it (plus a few other file types)
- they look like orphans after an update by Microsoft.

Can I delete all of the files ... ?


This is the contents of install.ini file

[Setup]
ProductName=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
ProductMsi=vc_red.msi
ProductRegKey=
ProductRegName=
ProductRegData=
ProductSupportURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=45396
DefaultDirInstallToken=
SupportWin9X=0
MinNTVersion=5.0
CheckAdminRights=1
ShowFeatureOptions=0
ShowDestinationFolder=0
LogFilePrefix=dd_vcredist
VerboseLog=1
RebootMode=0
UILanguage=1033
BitmapFile=vcredist.bmp
CustomTextPrefix=CustomText

[DetectDarwin]
X86=2.0
I64=2.0
A64=2.0
Install=0
Link=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=45724

[VSSetupWatson]
VSSWSuccessEnabled=1
VSSWSuccessHeadless=1
VSSWFailedEnabled=1
VSSWFailedHeadless=1
VSSWProdName=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
VSSWProdVer=[VERSION]_[LAB]_[PFLAVOR]
VSSWSectionEnabled=1
VSSWProdSAID=11867
VSSWInternalRelease=1

and the contents of globaldata.ini

[ProductNames]
ProductName.1033=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1041=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1042=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1028=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.2052=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1036=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1040=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.1031=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
ProductName.3082=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable

The BMP file is blank and the "install.exe" starts with a wizard ... Microsoft as the "author"

I think they are left overs from an automatic Visual C++ update in recent months.

Can they be deleted ... thought it wise to check ... first.

 

[Gator]

Yes they can be safely deleted. It is due to a bug. See the article below:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/950683?wa=wsignin1.0

 

[bawldiggle]

Thanks Gator

The link to VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in root directory ... a perfect documented answer

 

[Gator]

You're most welcome.