Re: 100s of microsoft files and don't know how to get rid of them


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I stand by my replies. I've told him what the files are and why they're
there. If he needs more assistance, he can reply to my posts.

Gerry wrote:
Bear

You may care to reconsider your statement. This is the original post!

Hi, there are files in my system, which must number close to 1000, and I
need
help to know which microsoft forum to ask for help in how to get rid of
these.

I noticed them first when spyware scanner was scanning this area for
about
an hour, that's how many there are.

Here is one of them and they all look the same, just different numbers.

08E84DB0-66CF-4546-B510-8A6B12D9BF8B.WindowsLiveContact

If is related to windows live, I dont' know what that is, never
downloaded
anything to do with it. Microsoft or hotmail said i had to have a
live.com
email so i got one and that was months back and since then, appears when
junk
was tossed on system, though not sure.

Can someone direct me which forum to go to to get help with finding out
what
these files are and how to get rid of them?

I have maybe 15 people in my msn im for addresses and im just 3 or so
people
total. No clue if is related to above.

Thanks for your help!
casey


PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
No, OP's original complaint was that scans with his anti-spyware
(apparently) application kept bogging down whilst scanning these
files and he didn't know what they are. We've told him what they are
and how they got there. If the bogging-down bothers him, he should
be able to configure the anti-spyware application to ignore the
files...or he can delete them (and lose all of his encrypted
Messenger contact data).
Gerry wrote:
Bear

Does it matter?

If you read the whole thread you would appreciate that the complaint
is about the excessive number of files generated by Messenger
relating to it's Contact list. Casey's frustration comes from seeing
so many files when scanning with anti-spyware software. The problem
is with Messenger not the anti-spyware software.

You used to use Messenger! Is the answer from Winston the answer as
there are many complaints by others recorded in Google voicing the
complaint Casey has and there are no recorded solutions.



PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
I assume you're referring to an anti-spyware application: Which one
(e.g., Windows Defender; Ad-Aware; Spybot; CounterSpy; SpySweeper)?

...

There is still something odd here. On my system, with ZoneAlarm,
the virus scan is what takes the time (around half an hour, with the
..CAB files excluded from the scan, for around 170,000 files currently).
The _spyware_ scan is an almost trivial afterthought by comparison.
Again on my system, all files are scanned. I suspect I could scan
another few score thousand files, maybe even a few hundred
thousand, without becoming concerned about how long it took.
What kind of file, and what kind of spyware scanning software,
can lead to a time-consuming slowdown? Limited minds, at least
mine, want to know.


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