Re: Can I delete?

From: dbcurrie (dmbcurrie@hotmail.com)
Date: 05/07/02


From: "dbcurrie" <dmbcurrie@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 18:42:35 -0600


Damn you're good at reading minds...he said that somebody asked him if he
wanted to upgrade and also that MS sent him files without telling him
anything, and I figured it was that goofy bogus email that says it's from
Microsoft.

"Alec Soroudi" <a@a.com> wrote in message
news:#9rAadU9BHA.2616@tkmsftngp05...
> I think what he meant is was that the AutoUpdater popped up asking him
> if he wants to install the critical updates, NOT that he got an e-mail.
>
>
> --
> Alec
> asoroudi@gaul.csd.uwo.ca
>
>
> ca
> "dbcurrie" <dmbcurrie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eM#OU4L9BHA.2512@tkmsftngp07...
> > MS doesn't send files. If you get files sent to you by email, don't
> install
> > them!
> >
> > "Aslak Himle" <aslak.himle@monet.no> wrote in message
> > news:enmDjRH9BHA.1288@tkmsftngp04...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your very quick reply. I have scanned my pc for viruses.
> > happily
> > > none was discovered.
> > >
> > > the maps I'm reffering to goes by names like '$NtUninstallQ319580$'
and
> > > '$NtUninstallQ309521$'. The last map contains 'dxmasf.dll' amogst
> others,
> > > which is supposed to be a MS file. I get a 'Deinstall Windows 2000
> Service
> > > Pack' on file description.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I beg your pardon for my ignorence, but XP + Inet can be less control.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So why do I have a NT upgrade? And can I delete these maps? And why
> don't
> > MS
> > > tell me anything. Just sending me a lot of files without any
explenation
> > > seems to be a bad idea.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Aslak
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Aslak Himle" <aslak.himle@monet.no> skrev i melding
> > > news:eeIHjh58BHA.2340@tkmsftngp07...
> > > > I started Win XP while my PC was connected to the internet.
Then -out
> of
> > > the
> > > > blue- 'someone' asked me if I would like to upgrade my new Win XP
> > > > professional edition. I think it was a security upgrade. I thought
for
> > one
> > > > second and answered 'yes'. After having updated my Win XP Prof via
the
> > > > internet I have several new maps with many and big files. That
> 'someone'
> > > has
> > > > not explained me why he/she stuffed my hard disk with these kind of
> > tings.
> > > > So I ask you out there: Can I delete these maps? The maps starts
with
> > the
> > > > $-token, so I suppose I can delete - but I'm not sure.
> > > >
> > > > Regards from
> > > >
> > > > Aslak
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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