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BDE Administrator: Harmful or not?
Name: Rodney H. Date: December 13, 2005 at 11:48:24 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 pro CPU/Ram: 133mhz processor/512RAM
Comment:
I just noticed BDE Administrator in my Control Panel, but don't know what it is. I did a search online, but can't seem to figure it out.
Does anyone know: 1) What it is? 2) If I should delete it? 3) HOW to delete it?
Name: jboy Date: December 13, 2005 at 12:25:51 Pacific
Reply:
The one associated with Kazaa, Brilliant Digital Entertainment is bad (of course) - the other BDE is the Borland Database Engine, and is legitimate. You appear to have the Borland one - don't worry (be happy)
If you get people asking the wrong questions, you don't have to worry about the answers
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Response Number 2
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: December 14, 2005 at 12:59:48 Pacific
Reply:
BDE in the control panel is Borland, it is fine, leave it alone. It has to do with paradox and odbc configuration
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