I guess one must delete them to find out if they're needed.
"mazorj" <mazorj@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Anne" <anne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0pe_l.196613$6p1.153643@xxxxxx-nntp-02.dc1.easynews.com... Quote:
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>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
>> news:uSvE4X57JHA.1716@xxxxxx Quote:
>>>I have 2 files in the windows\system32 folder. On is:
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>>> 7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-2P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0
>>> The other one is similar.
>>> Can I delete these files? Because of the length of the files I'm only
>>> able to see 2 column of files in the system32 folder.
>>> It make navigation difficult.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> James
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>> NO These are Windows Vista validaton update files. They will not be
>> read
>> by programs such as Ad-Aware because they are encrypted for protection of
>> your personal information. >
> Thanks. How do you know that? With the HD littered with dozens and
> dozens of these cryptic filenames, is there a way to determine what they
> are for, which are essential and which can be safely deleted?
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