Re: deleting files

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 08/01/04

  • Next message: pat: "tried everythin please help" 
    Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 14:42:09 -0500

    It would be best to boot into Safe Mode, search for the file,
    then delete it.

    A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222&Product=winxp 

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"joe c" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:856e01c477fe$bea83630$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|I am under the impression that a file on my computer, 
| namely limeshop0.exe, is the source of many of these 
| mysterious pop-up adds that surface onto my screen when I 
| am minding my own business. I attempted to delete this 
| file and received the error message: Cannot delete : 
| Limeshop0.exe: Access denied....
| 
| How can I override this obstacle in order to delete this 
| file? Does renaming all the sub-files undermine it?
| 
| Thanks a million!   
| 
|    Joe C
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