[pchelpers] Re: hidden files
- From: "D Pfingsten" <lpfingsten@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:17:47 -0600
I ran SFC and one file was questioned. It was setupx.dll which I found was
located at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.
I reinstalled Windows 98 without uninstalling the first. Later when I ran SFC I
got the same message that setupx.dll was possibly corrupted so I figured that
file did not get "fixed" by that method.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tonia
To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:53 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: hidden files
Hi Re-Na
Like Don said, you can re-install Win98SE or whichever OS you're using over
your present one. You will not lose anything. Windows will only replace
whatever necessary files that are missing and overwrite the corrupted files. In
the process it will ask you if you want to keep certain files which are newer
than the ones on the CD. Just say yes to keep the newer versions. You may want
to back up all your data on CD and delete them from your harddrive to free up
some space.
After the re-install, go to MS website for the latest updates and then do a
scan disk and defrag. That should give you a healthier machine to work with. I
have done that numerous times with Win98SE, Win2000 and WinNT 4.0 and have not
lost any settings or data at all. But backing up before doing it will give you
peace of mind. Like everything one does, things can go wrong. For instanct
something as simple as a tooth extraction can get someone killed, though rare,
can happen, so back up even though it's perfectly safe to re-install your OS
over the old one.
Don't be a coward. Go ahead and do as Don B advised. <g>
Tonia
"G.R. Hanson" <grhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for the url's, I'll check them out.
Well, if you run scan disk, you know that it does not tell you WHAT the
hidden files
are, just how many you have. So I can't answer your questions.
Ohhhhhh, you mean, the ones in windows explorer that I've been deleting.
Well, they
are long gone now, but I'm sure I'll have to do it again, so if I have
questions
about certain ones, I'll ask first next time.
The pc is still locking up on me really bad, so something must not be right.
G.R. Hanson
Arkansas USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: hidden files
It all depends what files they are. Can you rattle off some of the files
that come up?
Files safe to delete:
http://members.aol.com/jemtecuk/dellist.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/hereshow/article/0,aid,47369,00.asp
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Peter
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