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    Okay, so something is creating a folder under the program files folder named "microsoft frontpage" just like that, lowercase and everything. there is a folder, version 3.0 in it, which has a bin folder in it. all empty, all size 0. I can't delete it without going into safe mode, but as soon as i get back to normal, it's there again. any ideas?
    "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

    "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

  • #2
    run adaware, antispyware, etc
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    • #3
      did
      "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

      "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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      • #4
        ad-aware and niv were the first things i did...

        then i went in and deleted everything from the run folders in regedit...
        "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

        "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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        • #5
          Would it possibly help to run registry mechanic, or other; or delete maually in registry?
          Way off base?
          Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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          He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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          • #6
            maybe it is normal, it is on all of the computers in this house...very strange though
            "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

            "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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            • #7
              Which may mean you have a slimeware program spreading on your LAN.
              (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
              (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
              (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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              • #8
                ur: did you check to see if you have the folder???
                "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                • #9
                  I have the same thing you do, Kaak. But what exactly is the harm?

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                  • #10
                    Me too. Win2K BTW... Isn't it a standard Windows folder?
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                    And notifying the next of kin
                    Once again...

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                    • #11
                      I have this too. It is probably something to do with Windows. I think it's always been on this computer from day 1.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Kaak
                        ur: did you check to see if you have the folder???
                        I would be quite surprised to find it on a Linux box
                        (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                        (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                        (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                        • #13
                          hey, you never know :-p and winston, i don't think there is any harm. I just saw it and knew i hadn't installed frontpage, and it wouldn't let me delete it, so it threw up a red flag for me.
                          "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                          "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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