~ Free Spirit ~
January 12th 04, 01:21 AM
"GK" > wrote in message
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> ~ Free Spirit ~ wrote:
>
> > "JAX" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Do a Google search. You will find both of those entries.
> >
> > ================
> > It says they can't be deleted because they can't be read from the
source
> > disk (the Thumbs.db). So what do people so with them?
>
> Why are you trying delete files when you don't even know what they are?
# Because I Googled and the 2 sites I read said they're not (in so many
words) important.
> This is how people screw up computers. Then they come in here and
> talk about how terrible XP is. This is why someone recommended to you in
> an earlier thread to hide your hidden and system files. You said you
didn't
> think it was a problem because you didn't see yourself deleting them,
now
> a day or two later that's what you're trying to do <shaking head>.
# But then if I HIDE them FIND doesn't find them. So then we're left
wondering of they're a HIDDEN file or if FIND isn't working. I've had
PCs since 1996 and didn't have any of these things happen. Did you people
NOT tell me to do a Google for the information? OK, so I found a few
sites and that's no good either! I'm not a PC technician! How can I
tell if the sites Google comes up with are legitimate or not?
> Please do some research to save yourself some headaches. This is a room
> where you can get help here and there, but I don't think it's for
teaching
> people all about computers, i.e. what a removable drive is, what a .doc
file is,
> what .rtf means, etc. All this is basic and can be found by using a
search
> engine and using a few key words.
>
> --
> Greg K...Intermediate knowledge. Follow any advice at your own risk.
>
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FS...
My webpages:
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/indexpage.html
"Whenever I met a man who would make a good husband,...
he was already married."
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> ~ Free Spirit ~ wrote:
>
> > "JAX" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Do a Google search. You will find both of those entries.
> >
> > ================
> > It says they can't be deleted because they can't be read from the
source
> > disk (the Thumbs.db). So what do people so with them?
>
> Why are you trying delete files when you don't even know what they are?
# Because I Googled and the 2 sites I read said they're not (in so many
words) important.
> This is how people screw up computers. Then they come in here and
> talk about how terrible XP is. This is why someone recommended to you in
> an earlier thread to hide your hidden and system files. You said you
didn't
> think it was a problem because you didn't see yourself deleting them,
now
> a day or two later that's what you're trying to do <shaking head>.
# But then if I HIDE them FIND doesn't find them. So then we're left
wondering of they're a HIDDEN file or if FIND isn't working. I've had
PCs since 1996 and didn't have any of these things happen. Did you people
NOT tell me to do a Google for the information? OK, so I found a few
sites and that's no good either! I'm not a PC technician! How can I
tell if the sites Google comes up with are legitimate or not?
> Please do some research to save yourself some headaches. This is a room
> where you can get help here and there, but I don't think it's for
teaching
> people all about computers, i.e. what a removable drive is, what a .doc
file is,
> what .rtf means, etc. All this is basic and can be found by using a
search
> engine and using a few key words.
>
> --
> Greg K...Intermediate knowledge. Follow any advice at your own risk.
>
--
FS...
My webpages:
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/indexpage.html
"Whenever I met a man who would make a good husband,...
he was already married."
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