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March 16th, 2004, 10:02 PM
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| How to get rid of unwanted folders?
Hello,
I have Windows XP Pro, Sp1, and there are several folders in my Program Files that just won't delete. These folders are MSN Gaming Zone, xerox, microsoft frontpage, NetMeeting. It always gives me this message. 
Any ideas? When I boot into safe mode, they delete, but return when I reboot. What gives?
Last edited by SocceRich20 : March 16th, 2004 at 10:27 PM.
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March 16th, 2004, 10:04 PM
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go into safe mode and delete them | |
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March 16th, 2004, 10:06 PM
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Will this give me error messages once Windows finds out that they're missing? | |
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March 16th, 2004, 10:27 PM
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March 17th, 2004, 09:24 AM
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When you log into safe mode are you doing so as Administrator?
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March 17th, 2004, 09:26 AM
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March 17th, 2004, 09:34 AM
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You would need to delete them from the restore folders also.
Like, outlook express files when you delete them, come back from these locations ->
%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ and
%systemroot%\ServicePackFiles\i386
Why do you need to delete the folders? I know that deleting the files from all those locations keeps them from coming back, but I have no idea how to remove entire folders.
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You could try this to stop the sfc from working alltogether. http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/790
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March 17th, 2004, 09:47 AM
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Whats that file anyway? nwwia?  If it is an unknown folder than possibly it could be a virus. I hate saying that 
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March 17th, 2004, 09:48 AM
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I have that folder in my wxp computer. And I do NOT have virus 
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Here's a late discussion we had about it-> Something fishy about WinXP.
Ok, I didn't participate in it, but you did Icer
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