I was wondering if it's safe to delete any .sys files in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder. There are some .sys files that I'm sure aren't needed and I was wondering if I could delete them. Also, if I do, can it improve system performance? I have 286 .sys files in the DRIVERS folder. Thanks
Leave them there, you start friggin around with them you'll end with a ship load of problems. Freeing up 22 megs of harddrive space will not make your system perform any better... Quote: Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
orangutang I have 297 Files in that Folder - 34.8 Mb - it has never occurred to me to do anything with them - leave them alone!
Lesley
I would'nt monkey around with them either, Windows WILL go bananas ! I couldn't resist.
However you can delete the entire contents [almost] of the \System32\dllcache folder to free up lots of space after you have backed it up first to a DVD-+RW or whatever, this I've done safely and to hell with SFC. Both folders get added to occassionly. "Drivers" is definately needed and all aboard it but 'dllcache' is a back up of system and other files in case something goes wrong, I never liked it which is why I nuked it and never suffered for it.
Maybe best to leave well enough alone on both counts.
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US
Hard drives are cheap. I you need more space add a new hard drive. Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
Actually, it's not for freeing up space. I was just wondering if it would make things go more faster or efficiently.
Wow! Thank you so much for that link (http://safety.live.com/site/en-US) inverto! I've heard of OneCare but I definitely didn't know that it would do that much!
