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Name: calyjustin
Date: October 6, 2005 at 09:36:56 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: athlonxp 2400+/756mb
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hi yall. i been in iraq for a year. my computer has been sitting without being used. i start it up and try cleaning up my desktop. i remove an empty folder named new folder. i reboot the system. a folder apears named new folder. this keeps happening. what do i do.i dont like folders just making themselfs. ive ran norton, panda online, adaware, spybot, pest petrol, and tds-3. some of those progs found some spyware but i deleted them and they didnt come back. but the folder still does. help please



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Name: Chuck 2
Date: October 6, 2005 at 09:44:58 Pacific
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Problem may not be the same as yours, but worth checking--

LOGS FOLDER ON DESKTOP:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/138076.html

Report back.


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Response Number 2
Name: calyjustin
Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:19:45 Pacific
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naw its an empty folder. i have view hidden files on also. its 0 bytes empty. thanks anyway


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Response Number 3
Name: Chuck 2
Date: October 6, 2005 at 13:35:53 Pacific
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Do this to find out what msconfig Startup program creates the empty folder-
How
to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

To find out what each Startup(or Process) item
does or means, and any recommendation as to if you should close the process:
Task List Programs


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