Those files are the compressed files which make up Windows XP. The registry may point to them so that if XP files are required (for replacement during a run of System File Checker or adding Windows components) the user is not required to insert the XP CD in its drive to make those files accessible.
If you want to delete them to free up space on your hard drive make sure they are not going to be required. Open the registry editor (Start|Run, enter
regedit and click OK). Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup. If the value for SourcePath in the right pane is C:\ change it to the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive before you delete the I386 folder. If it is already set to the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive you may safely delete I386.
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Those files are the compressed files which make up Windows XP. The registry may point to them so that if XP files are required (for replacement during a run of System File Checker or adding Windows components) the user is not required to insert the XP CD in its drive to make those files accessible.
If you want to delete them to free up space on your hard drive make sure they are not going to be required. Open the registry editor (Start|Run, enter regedit and click OK). Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup. If the value for SourcePath in the right pane is C:\ change it to the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive before you delete the I386 folder. If it is already set to the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive you may safely delete I386.