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rulisky
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_ 		11. May 2006 @ 11:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have found two strange files on my machine and hope that some one can tell me what they are. When I click on Properties for my C drive, then Disk Clean Up, then View Files, I find 10 files listed under Downloaded Program Files. They all make sense to me except 2 of them. Here are the names and descriptions:

{4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A-21}
Status - Unknown
Size - 32 KB
Creation Date - None
Last Accessed - None
Version - 4.0.0.83

{BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389}
Same Info
Version - 1.0.0.20

All of the other files show status as Installed, have Creation Dates, and show Last Accessed dates. These 2 do not. I am not having any problems with my system. Maybe I should just leave these things alone. But, it just bugs me to know WHAT they are? Advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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Morph416
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_ 		11. May 2006 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No way to know, but unknown files can safely be removed.
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rulisky
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_ 		12. May 2006 @ 09:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the reply.

I tried to make a copy of the file(s) before deleting them just in case it causes a problem. They will NOT copy!

Not sure (yet) how bold I am feeling ...
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Morph416
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_ 		12. May 2006 @ 09:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Right click the folder, go to Copy. Paste anywhere you like...such as your desktop.
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rulisky
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_ 		12. May 2006 @ 10:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, I right clicked on the entire folder, copied, and pasted to my desktop. This made a copy on my desktop.

Had tried to copy and paste the files only before and they would NOT copy as I had said.

Then, I went to the original folder to Delete the 2 unknown files. They went away AND were deleted from my desktop copy file at the same time.

Sure hope I don't really need them!
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Morph416
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_ 		12. May 2006 @ 13:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You won't.
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