Re: Unwanted Automatic File Restoration

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:15:59 +0100

Hi

I deleted a couple of the Windows screensavers, firstly from the dllcache
folder, then from the system32 folder - it hasn't returned yet. Try a
search for the screensavers in windows explorer to see if there any more
copies elsewhere on your hard disk/partition. 

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"Randy" <sec_edh_sec@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:Oc7vtwgjEHA.1344@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Deleted in the dllcache folder first, then deleted those in system32 
> folder and they still reappeared.
>
> ?
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:%23FjLTtgjEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> If it is a Windows screensaver, you will have to delete it from the 
>> %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder first.
>>
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>> Will Denny
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>> "Randy" <sec_edh_sec@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:eujV5jgjEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> In an attempt to delete unwanted screensavers from the %systemdirectory% 
>>> folder (system32), the files will reappear after a five-second wait.
>>>
>>> Why is this happening and how do I make the files stay deleted?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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