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Want to Delete Three Folders
Name: croths Date: November 15, 2004 at 09:38:14 Pacific OS: XP SP1 CPU/Ram: 2.6/248
Comment:
Hello,
I've had XP for about 10 months and I still have three folders I'd like to get rid of, if it's safe to. 1. MSN (13.0 MB) Inside it has an empty Gaming Zone folder and an MSN Explorer icon.(Don't want or use it.) 2. Messenger (2.05 MB) Don't use it! Don't want it. 3. MSN Gaming Zone (8.33) I thought I had deleted these games when I first got this computer, they seem to be only links to online gaming. I don't want them.
None of these show up in the Add/Remove in Control Panel. If I try to delete them I get a message telling me, roughly, that renaming or removing them could make some programs not work and am I sure I want to do this? Do I want to? Is it OK or not? Thanks very much for any help given.
Name: snipes Date: November 15, 2004 at 09:52:24 Pacific
Reply:
well u can delete them without any prob .
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: November 15, 2004 at 09:59:22 Pacific
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I would first rename these folders and wait for few days. If Windows doesn't come back barking at any "missing" files from the renamed folders, then I will know its reasonably safe to delete them.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
Name: croths Date: November 15, 2004 at 10:01:26 Pacific
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Thanks very much for your help:O)
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Response Number 4
Name: snipes Date: November 15, 2004 at 10:21:36 Pacific
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well XpUser u think windows will need 3 msn folder !??? lol well O... K...
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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser Date: November 15, 2004 at 10:29:01 Pacific
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No it don't but who knows whats in it? The method I suggested is a safety mechanism, you know, to make sure all is well before actually sending them out to the cyberspace junk yard :-)
i_XpUser
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Response Number 6
Name: snipes Date: November 15, 2004 at 10:32:58 Pacific
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well the fact is that I know whats important for my prog and i know where i install them when i install them .. so im sure theres nothing inside them ... and i doubt that he thought about installing somthing in those folder .. like ( oh yes today y wouldnt i install my new pc game into the msn folder ) looks studid no?! ;p
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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser Date: November 15, 2004 at 10:39:09 Pacific
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Well I was just relying solely on my experience. There's no way for me to really know whats what in croths pc. He could have told me to bug off if he wishes. It was just a suggestion. You and I both gave him the best we know.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 8
Name: croths Date: December 3, 2004 at 06:16:05 Pacific
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I just happened back on this. I appreciated XpUser's help very much as I'm not techy, that's why I asked. It may seem obvious to others, it was not to me. And I'm a she not a he:O)
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