Windows Updates Folders (With Strange Names) in C drive

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I have a Windows XP Professional SP 3. In my C drive, I have a lot of folders which I do not know why they exist. Sample these names -

1da9de11ed14f5da3b6ace4e25f5
a0332ef3abcaf03e49

What are they? Why are they created? Can I delete them?

And no, "Windows XP is an old system. You need to skip, hop and jump to Windows 7" is not a valid answer. :-)

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