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My computer is littered with folders and files that are kind of greyed out a little in Windows Explorer. Alot of the time the filename ends in .dll.....and alot of the time they are folder with computer-term names. Can anyone tell me why they are all over my computer and whether or not I can delete them??
RynMan wrote:Thought I'd join Free on the question front seeing as though the panel of experts is available!!!
My computer is littered with folders and files that are kind of greyed out a little in Windows Explorer. Alot of the time the filename ends in .dll.....and alot of the time they are folder with computer-term names. Can anyone tell me why they are all over my computer and whether or not I can delete them??
I am not computer expert by any means but do now delete those files. If so, you will get acquainted with this site very quickly:
Greyed out folders in Windows means that the folder has the 'Hidden' attribute. By default those folders are invisible but you can force Explorer to show all files and folders. In that case the folder gets displayed greyed out.
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j_d_mcnugent wrote:someone mentioned spyware earlier, but there are sometimes things that you intentionally download that bog down your system just as much. they arent really necessary or you dont use them often, but they load on start up anyway and hog your ram. when someone complains their computer is running slow i find thats quite frequently the cause.
would that be a prob with the registry are there any good software programs for the registry?
Lofunzo wrote:I run regular AV and spyware scans. I also make sure to defrag and do disk cleanup. 1 thing that I also do is make sure to run registry scans. It is simple to do and has gotten me out of a lot of jams.
how do you run those registry scans
I am not sure whether my version is still valid but I got Reg Mechanic for free and I run it often. It cleans up the bad keys left by normal use and spyware. Do you have a file sharing proggy that you use?? If so, you should be able to find it there. If not, I can probably get it in a day or so.
Lofunzo wrote:I run regular AV and spyware scans. I also make sure to defrag and do disk cleanup. 1 thing that I also do is make sure to run registry scans. It is simple to do and has gotten me out of a lot of jams.
how do you run those registry scans
I am not sure whether my version is still valid but I got Reg Mechanic for free and I run it often. It cleans up the bad keys left by normal use and spyware. Do you have a file sharing proggy that you use?? If so, you should be able to find it there. If not, I can probably get it in a day or so.
no file sharing proggy
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Lofunzo wrote:I run regular AV and spyware scans. I also make sure to defrag and do disk cleanup. 1 thing that I also do is make sure to run registry scans. It is simple to do and has gotten me out of a lot of jams.
how do you run those registry scans
I am not sure whether my version is still valid but I got Reg Mechanic for free and I run it often. It cleans up the bad keys left by normal use and spyware. Do you have a file sharing proggy that you use?? If so, you should be able to find it there. If not, I can probably get it in a day or so.
no file sharing proggy
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by RynMan » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:22 am 
are there any good software programs for the registry?
.....no, i try to not get into that as best as possible 
