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Re: OS Stability concerns
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 13 May 2003 03:58:45 GMT
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Rob Limbaugh <rlimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.+saynotospam+com>
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It's safe to delete files that aren't tied to applications or registered as
services or
apps within the OS (in Windows, anyway).
If you just start deleting DLL and EXE files in the Windows system
directories,
you can cripple your machine. Deleting a Microsoft Word document is "safe"
in terms of OS stability... it's just a data file that is only used if you
use another
program to interpret it.
If you delete something and your machine starts popping up errors when you
boot or when you try to use certain programs, then the best thing to do is
consult
the software manufacturer website and search support information for "manual
uninstall",
"manual remove <application name>", or by error message.
... hypothetically speaking, of course!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: OS Stability concerns (from/was RE: Vision Command)
> In lugnet.robotics, "Rob Limbaugh" <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.com> writes:
> >
> > In my experience, I see the following breakdown:
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> > About 85% user initiated--running unknown applications, disabling virus
> > scanners, downloading "cracked" software, installing spyware, "deleting"
> > files instead of "uninstalling",
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> Erm, this "deleting" files instead of "uninstalling" them... suppose a • person
> were to do this... is there an easy way to undo the, uh, deletion? Of • course,
> I'm asking this hypothetically! :-)
> >
> > If that was useful information to anyone, then great... If not, then my
> > apologies.
>
> Information on this could be useful-- hypothetically speaking, of course!
>
> Maggie C.
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| Actually the software was LEGO Chess, so nothing critical. I had opted to install the abbreviated version, but when I gave that computer to my kids I figured there would be room for the full one, but instead of uninstalling the shorter one, well, (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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