C:\WINDOWS\CREATOR ---- XP

[sstein]

Hi,

can anyone tell me what this folder does

C:\Windows\Creator

It contains an .exe called "CD Creator.exe", if I run this it tells me that the backup cds have already been craeted (which I did, it was the first thing I did with the new PC). Does this mean that I can remove this folder with no side effects.

I've tried googling it but nothing much comes up.

My concern is that I may need this folder to be present to use the backup discs I created. Can anyone confirm if this is the case??

I wouldn't actually delete the folder, just burn it to my dvd which contains all the other stuff I have deleted from windows.

What I don't want to do is get into a position where I can't boot windows, but I don't think it's a system critical folder.

The folder contains

CD Creator.exe (creates the backup discs)
Remind.reg (a registry file which edits the Run folder, to make a program run on startup to remind you to make the backup discs)

ToolsCDLauncher.exe - don't know what this does.

A load of .dll files, and a plugin folder which contains a few dlls, one of which closes the dvds/cds once it's finished burning.

And a few .txt and .log files

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Stuart

Edited by sstein on Sunday 3rd February 20:03

[Taita]

Don't think you would need this once you have burnt the disks tbh.

[twister]

Without knowing what type of PC this is, I can't say for certain, but a combination of prior experience with various manufacturer backup/restore discs, and a dash of gut instinct, would suggest to me that the whole point of a backup/restore disc is to let you restore your PC to the same state it was when you first pulled it out of the box, regardless of what state it's in at the point you decide to use the discs. In other words, I'd be very surprised if they can't be used as standalone discs, and as such you ought to be able to nuke the folder...

...if you want to confirm this, try rebooting your PC with the disc in the drive (making sure your BIOS is set to place booting from CD/DVD at a higher priority than the hard drive), and see if it gives you a "restore this PC" type prompt screen without having to load Windows from the hard drive.

[sstein]

twister said:

Without knowing what type of PC this is, I can't say for certain, but a combination of prior experience with various manufacturer backup/restore discs, and a dash of gut instinct, would suggest to me that the whole point of a backup/restore disc is to let you restore your PC to the same state it was when you first pulled it out of the box, regardless of what state it's in at the point you decide to use the discs. In other words, I'd be very surprised if they can't be used as standalone discs, and as such you ought to be able to nuke the folder...

...if you want to confirm this, try rebooting your PC with the disc in the drive (making sure your BIOS is set to place booting from CD/DVD at a higher priority than the hard drive), and see if it gives you a "restore this PC" type prompt screen without having to load Windows from the hard drive.

That was my thinking as well, it would seem a tad pointless having recovery discs which require a certain folder, and files within, to be in working order.

It's a HP PC.

I just want to get rid of everything from windows that isn't system critical. I have already managed to trim down just the windows folder by 3.0 GB.

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Stuart

Edited by sstein on Sunday 3rd February 22:09

[sstein]

Well, I moved it to a DVD. I can always move it back if need be.

Thats another 170+ MB from the windows folder, but its still over 2 GB

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Stuart