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willythecat

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    Removing unwanted windows programs
    « on: April 18, 2009, 10:01:10 AM »
    Hi guys,
    Running XP, SP3.
    I'm just having a nose around on my system, and clearing out any unwanted files and folders.
    When l go into the add/remove programs option there are three entries, with no sizes shown, and l don't know whether to delete them or not. I also haven't a clue as to what they are.......
    Microsoft compression client pack 1.0 for windows xp
    Microsoft user-mode driver framework feature pack 1.0
    Microsoft visual c++ 2005 redistributable
    To remove or not to remove, that is the question.

    KingPincer



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      Re: Removing unwanted windows programs
      « Reply #1 on: April 18, 2009, 10:17:40 AM »
      I don't have those 3 programs. Btw how did you get those 3 download them? or windows updates.

      Broni


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      Re: Removing unwanted windows programs
      « Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 11:06:08 AM »
      Since these are M$ programs, I'd leave them alone.

      willythecat

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        Re: Removing unwanted windows programs
        « Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 11:26:06 AM »
        Thanks Broni, will do.
        Kingpincer, l have no idea! I think they appeared when l received the update of SP3 from SP2, but don't qoute me on that. However they should all be on the MS update site.
        Regards WTC

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          Re: Removing unwanted windows programs
          « Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 03:18:01 AM »
          I agree with him to these are ms programs so leave them alone.