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Xochitl
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weird folder in XP
#1978153 - 10/04/03 01:08 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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I once downloaded Microsoft Frontpage from Kazaa out of curiousity, and then uninstalled it soon afterwards. The program doesnt show up in Add/Remove, but the main folder still exists. I have tried to erase it numerous times, but each time a prompt comes up and says, "Cannot delete. Used by other persons or programs." I am the only user and I cannot think of any other programs that might need this file. I am particularly curious because nothing shows up within the file, even after changing the options to show hidden files. Nothing. Also interesting is the name of the folder is "microsoft frontpage" - in lower case; all of the other Microsoft programs have capitalization. What is up with this file? How do I remove it? Thanks
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Xochitl]
#1978708 - 10/04/03 09:56 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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I don't think anyone knows what it is. Your using XP right? My computer has that, along with a folder called "Xerox". I've deleted it before, but it just keeps coming back. I don't think it does anything. Everyone running windows XP go check in their Program Files directory and then look for a xerox/nwwia and microsoft frontpage/Version3.0/bin. I almost guarantee that you'll find it.
This is what microsoft says about it(its been translated from microsoft's japanese site):
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The Windows . under the PROGRAM Files of the XP, the folder of marking name exists, but this the virus or is not that product.
Protect catching, it cannot delete usually this folder, but the Windows . you verify that it is not the trouble regarding our company commodity use on the XP.
Because information of product support service at the below-mentioned URL, in regard to this case from the Microsoft corporation is offered, reference you ask.
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< In > \xerox\nwwia folder of systemdrive \Program Files subordinate being attached Last date updated: 2002/01/31 Document number: J070025
Being something which is described concerning the product below it does this data.
Microsoft (R) Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft (R) Windows XP Professional
Phenomenon When the Windows XP is installed, < > the \xerox\nwwia folder is drawn up to the systemdrive \Program Files subordinate.
Circumstance This operation is specification of Windows XP.
Details The \xerox\nwwia folder from the XEROX Corporation way the WIA which is offered (the WindowsImage Acquisition) is prepared in order to utilize the ????? (untranslated text) of correspondence. In addition, because it is the folder which is protected by the system, it is not possible to delete.
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Xochitl
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: daussaulit]
#1981193 - 10/05/03 12:03 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Your using XP right? My computer has that, along with a folder called "Xerox". I've deleted it before, but it just keeps coming back. I don't think it does anything. Everyone running windows XP go check in their Program Files directory and then look for a xerox/nwwia and microsoft frontpage/Version3.0/bin. I almost guarantee that you'll find it.
Gotcha. Still very weird, though. Thanks for your help
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Xochitl]
#1981433 - 10/05/03 01:35 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Have you closed down all the background programs that are running in task manager and then deleting the folder ?
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daussaulit
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Bi0TeK]
#1981733 - 10/05/03 03:56 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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It doesn't matter. You can't do it from windows. I used a dos bootdisk and deleted the folder. I rebooted and it recreated them again.
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Xochitl]
#1983327 - 10/06/03 07:54 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yep... I have the same problem in XP with my .cvspass file, which blows 'cause I cannot run cvs anymore. I thought it must be a glitch with cygwin, but I guess not... figures, XP blows chunks. I will have to try to delete the file from the recovery console and see what happen.s
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Seuss]
#1985211 - 10/06/03 09:29 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you're having a problem with the .cvspass file, I doubt its the same issue as the xerox directory. Whats going on with .cvspass? I'd experiment and blow away my .cvspass file but I don't want to break my cvs install.
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: djfrog]
#1999843 - 10/11/03 10:20 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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i found a trick to delete these types of files without dos, use ws_ftp, it deletes even if windows will not let you get rid of it
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: ]
#2002253 - 10/12/03 10:33 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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> Whats going on with .cvspass?
I fixed it... not sure what happened. I was getting a 'cannot access file' error if I tried to do anything... read/write/delete. This was in windows under cygwin. I had recently copied my profile from a local copy to a domain authenticated one, so that might have had something to do with it. A chmod 644 fixed the problem, but the permissions looked fine, so donno... odd.
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Re: weird folder in XP [Re: Seuss]
#2206439 - 12/28/03 09:48 PM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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xerox invented graphic user interface
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