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Thread ID: 28265 2002-12-15 03:07:00 deleting protected files kenstead (2778) Press F1
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106048 2002-12-15 03:07:00 I have downloaded by mistake a particularly nasty program adult_chat.exe, which installed itself in my windows directory (using XP Home edition). This changes my Internet home preference from xtra.co.nz to www.miosearch.com which, as you might guess, is a sex page. When I try to delete adult_chat.exe, access is denied and, although it shows up in a search, does not show up in Explorer. I suspected it is a protected file. How do I delete a protected file. (Incidentally I tried to rename it, which was an old way of deactivating a troublesome file, but now both the old and the new files seem to be protected). kenstead (2778)
106049 2002-12-15 04:16:00 This page (www.microsoft.com) may possibly be of some help - the details you need are down at the bottom of the page. Susan B (19)
106050 2002-12-15 05:09:00 Thanks. They don't make it easy, do they! Debugger indeed! kenstead (2778)
106051 2002-12-15 07:42:00 >>They don't make it easy, do they! Debugger indeed!

It does seem a bit appropriate for you, doesn't it? :D
Susan B (19)
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