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 Oct 23 2004, 05:51 PM
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 not so!!! I found two that needed to go, but had been hogging space for a long time-we need a setup file evaporator that after 6o days that sends them to old setup file heaven--rant  
-------------------- EDBEE from NMUSA- RENOWNED MALWARE FIGHTER AND SWORN ENEMY OF ALL INTERNET HIJACKERS
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Oct 23 2004, 06:35 PM
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 Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Try using the %temp% in Safe Mode., EdBee
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Oct 23 2004, 08:57 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 19,878 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
The problem with some of the cleaning applications is that they clean TOO much. At best they can present files for your review and research, at worse they can seriously harm your operating system if left to themselves. If you have a MS disk cleanup program on your computer, you can use that to help automate the process, especially with temporary files.
A good practice with any program you download is consistently to put it in a "Download" folder. After you install the application, it is then a simple matter to go to the file and either archive it or delete it. You can extract your zipped files there, as well, which makes deleting both much easier. Managing your computer's hard drive is as much as matter of consistent practices as anything else. Regards, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Oct 24 2004, 02:29 AM
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 The computer whisperer Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 4,264 Joined: 22-October 04 From: Shermer High School Member No.: 3,942 |
Killbox is good. It is a program that lets you delete any file.
Download Killbox from BC. Extract it from the zip file then double-click on Killbox.exe to run it. In the "Paste Full Path of File to Delete" box, enter <Insert BadFile and Path> and click "Kill File". Click "Exit" when done. If it doesn't get deleted, click on "Action", "Delete on Reboot". Use "File", "Add" to locate the file and add it to the list of files to be deleted. When you're done, click "Action", "Process and Reboot", and let Killbox do it's work. If you receive a message such as: "Component 'MsComCtl.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid." when trying to run Killbox, click here to download and run missingfilesetup.exe. Then try Killbox again. --------------------  |
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Oct 24 2004, 04:19 AM
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 Bleeping Helper Group: Members Posts: 1,551 Joined: 13-August 04 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 2,035 |
I've never heard of Killbox. Nobody has ever suggested it to me. I have 4 files that always show up in Temp Int. Files that won't delete. The ONLY way to remove them is going through Safe Mode. That is redundant since they just pop up again. The problem resurfaces and same with CWS_NS3 or whatever it is. It's always found but never totally gone. I hope you have better luck, Ed. If you find a solution, let me know please. I'm running WinME, if that makes a difference, assuming everyone else has XP or so it seems. Well, Scarlett has ME too.
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Oct 24 2004, 10:51 AM
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Thanks All,
I will be trying Killbox shortly and I will post the results of this new adventure on this thread. PS: Going to Safe Mode to get rid of just one file would really make me angry!!
-------------------- EDBEE from NMUSA- RENOWNED MALWARE FIGHTER AND SWORN ENEMY OF ALL INTERNET HIJACKERS
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Dec 14 2004, 07:56 AM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 8-December 04 From: Amsterdam Member No.: 6,660 |
QUOTE(EdBee @ Oct 24 2004, 10:51 AM) Thanks All, Going to Safe Mode to get rid of just one file would really make me angry!! That maybe so, but it is the only way to get rid of something.. I do ALL kind of scans in safe mode.. You can also try to clean your index.dat (in Safe mode  ) better yet, try CRAP Cleaner.. It's a free program that cleans temporary internet files, cookies, history, recent urls, application MRUs, etc.You can download the program here This post has been edited by Notorious: Dec 14 2004, 07:56 AM --------------------  Down in the bayou, Bubba called an attorney and asked, "Is it true they're suin' the cigarette companies for causing people to get cancer? "Sure is Bubba. But why you asking?" "Cause what I want to know is, I was thinking, can I sue Budweiser for all them ugly women I've slept with?" |
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Dec 14 2004, 04:51 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 13-July 04 Member No.: 1,385 |
Thanks Notorious--
I have been using "safe mode" lately more when deleting files--does (your/anyone) opinion does scanning in safe mode do as good a job? Is faster? My biggest gripe (other than dealing with malware etc.) is having useless files sitting on my harddrive. This is about my 7th and 8th PC and on every one of them I spend a lot of time getting rid of stuff the mfgr (DELL) thought I should have--some stuff has stayed around for 2 or 3 years before I get it off (time-I could be doing something else). I have noticed in WINXP-Remove/add programs there is a feature that tells you how often the program has been used ie..seldom,never etc. However, at a quick glance, it seems innaccurate. Has anyone else noticed this "feature" ?
-------------------- EDBEE from NMUSA- RENOWNED MALWARE FIGHTER AND SWORN ENEMY OF ALL INTERNET HIJACKERS
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Dec 14 2004, 05:21 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
hey, EdBee. Yes that feature...er, ah seems inaccurate enough to make it worthless IMO. I mean, if their gonna include it , why not some numbers to back up the "rarely" claim?
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Dec 15 2004, 01:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 29-May 04 Member No.: 604 |
Hi all
This little file my be if interest, have been using it now for a number of weeks with no problems it is also free http://www.browsertools.net/IEPK/index.shtml kc |
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