Can I move or delete my I386 directory to free up some space?

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If a computer gets malwared, I would consider that spare copy untrustworthy.

I would recommend making a CD copy of that directory while you can still trust it.

Someone asked you how to remove the i386 folder.
You said it can be removed, and proceeded NOT to explain how.
Without going off on another tangent, could you please try one more time....how to delete the stupid folder?

Just like any other folder. Fire up Windows Explorer, right click on the folder and hit Delete.

I deleted the folder, and have a disk, but my sound card doesnt seem to work now, my windows sounds still work, but the sound for anything else doesn't, its a sound blaster card, and I assume it has to do with the folder being gone, the volume adjustment thats part of the sound card (when opened) won't open and says it cannot find its driver, yet the drivers are just fine, I was thinking it was linked directly to a driver in the I386 folder, I was wondering how I would go about getting just that folder back with the installation disk?

Hi - I have the weirdest problem. Im trying to move I386 off my C drive but even after unhiding hidden files & folders I still can not see it at all. But I know its there as I can see it (2 Gb no less!) using "TreeSize Professional". Help ?!

What is the purpose of multiple i386 sub-folders, and might some be unnecessary and therefore delete candidates? I'm helping my brother to troubleshoot infections on his HP Pavillion running XP SP2 Home Edition, and the various i386 folders are causing very long scan times. Some files appear to be duplicates. Don't have a complete list now, but folders include C:\I386, C:\windows\i386, C:\windows\Service Pack Files\i386, C:\windows\drivercache\i386 ...

Thanks for your help!

i have a problem, i had virus which kept pressing enter. While the virus was still infecting my computer, i installed SP2 and when i was realising it kept canceling to insatll (SP2) because of the virus i stopped it. I then re-formatted my computer nad it was all clean. Wehn i finished formatting, i when to my Secondary drive (D:\) and i saw an i386 folder there, and i realised that it supposed to be in my Local Disk (C:\), i then tried to delete it, but it didnt allowed me. Now im stucked with i386 folder in my d drive and i have no idea on how to remove. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Sir; Please tell me how to find the folder that contains I386 directory, what I am trying to do is copy all the current microsoft updates to the windows installation disk so when I have to do a reinstall of windows I won't have to download all of them again. Thank you

There is no i386 folder containing winnt32 exe in my computer. There is a 386 folder in service packs but no winnt32 file. trying to make a recovery cd that won't delete apps or data.

I did read your articles about this topic "without XP CD". But still would like to know how to CREATE A STAND ALONE XP SETUP DISC from that C:/I386 (Mine is a Compaq laptop, I don't like Compaq's applications at all. I intend to reinstall CLEAN WINDOWS)

Thank you for your help!

Tuan Tran

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