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Rictor · 12-20-2001, 07:26 PM

Here's what some on told me on another board:

Gaia
Don't mess with me,
man...I'm crazy!!

Posts: 127
From: Noosa,
Queensland,
Australia
Registered: Mar 99
posted 12-20-2001 20:12

You're correct - that file shouldn't be deleted. Back in the ol' days, Windows only
allowed 8 letters in the file name, eg. virusxxx.txt - but since Windows 98, file
names could be longer, including spaces. That file they are asking you to delete is
the .exe file that reads the longer file names - not critical to your computer's
performance, but damned annoying if it's gone. If you delete the file, you can easily
pop it back into the windows directory.

[This message has been edited by Rictor (edited 12-20-2001).]

12-20-2001, 07:26 PM
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Here's what some on told me on another board: Gaia Don't mess with me, man...I'm crazy!! Posts: 127 From: Noosa, Queensland, Australia Registered: Mar 99 posted 12-20-2001 20:12 You're correct - that file shouldn't be deleted. Back in the ol' days, Windows only allowed 8 letters in the file name, eg. virusxxx.txt - but since Windows 98, file names could be longer, including spaces. That file they are asking you to delete is the .exe file that reads the longer file names - not critical to your computer's performance, but damned annoying if it's gone. If you delete the file, you can easily pop it back into the windows directory. [This message has been edited by Rictor (edited 12-20-2001).]