Victoria Lamburn wrote:
> Hiya,
>
> Just do NOT delete them, they are usually hidden for very good reason,
> ie: to not be deleted under normal circumstances, for one your swap
> file for virtual memory is a hidden file and you would not want to
> delete it.
>
> If you are short of disk space, it's much more productive to purchase
> a new hard disk, as they aren't too expensive than scratching around
> trying to free the odd ten megs or so.
>
> A lot of those hidden files will be Windows 98 files too.
>
I agree, but they could also be spyware or a virus, so have just
suggested to Jeff (forgot to add the mailing list) he also runs a
spyware detector like Adaware and to update and run his antivirus software.
Liz
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