What are the amd64 files in Windows 7 x64?

Is it safe to delete "amd64" files from my Windows folder? My machine is a Dell using an Intel Processor, so why would I need AMD files?

If they are 'protected' how can I delete batches of them?

I am using Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Solution 1:

Do not. "AMD64" is the name for the 64-bit instruction set the x64 Windows runs on. It just happens to be AMD who invented the 64-bit x86 instruction set, which Intel copied later on.

Solution 2:

Where the directory resides is important. You'll find files with these names in many locations. If they subtend a directory containing some string of fairly meaningless hexidecimal symbols, e.g., 12c8b0aaa7c55472e285280a, the subtending files and directories are probably garbage left over from an installation routine that was sloppily written.

First rename the aforementioned top level directory and run your computer for a couple days. If nothing seems amiss, then you're fairly safe deleting them. If they are locked, then you'll need to do some research on how to unlock them.