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Deleted Temporary files won't delete

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Name: Tim
Date: March 2, 2000 at 17:12:48 Pacific
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I have tried to empty my cache files. Two files (Webpool file file and, Jet1283.temp) in Temporary Files the computer will not delete. There is a message box that says "ERROR DELETING FILE
Access is denied, make sure that disc is not full,or write-procted, and that file is not currently in use!

Are these malicious files or is there good some reason not to delete these files?

Thanks for any help.



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Name: Al
Date: March 2, 2000 at 17:19:14 Pacific
Reply:

Tim,
What folder are these files in? Also the file names can't be right, as filenames have 3 character extensions. Are you sure they are not folders?
Al


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Response Number 2
Name: Timothy Shaw
Date: March 2, 2000 at 17:35:14 Pacific
Reply:

Al, Thanks for your reply.The folder was %windir%\Temp. Any ideas?


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Response Number 3
Name: Al
Date: March 2, 2000 at 17:51:17 Pacific
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Tim,
Shut down computer, restart to dos. At dos prompt, type "attrib -h -s -r c:\windows\temp\*.*" without quotes, enter. Then type "del c:\windows\temp\*.*" without quotes, enter. The files should be gone, if they are files, not folders. (you didn't answer that part of my question.)
Al


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Response Number 4
Name: Dr. Vinny
Date: March 2, 2000 at 18:00:28 Pacific
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Hey Tim, just for the heck of it....take a look at your WIN.INI file...on the first few lines it says:
LOAD=
RUN=
is there anything after the = signs??
just curious...


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