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RG.cab files
Recently I searched my full name as a text search on my WinME machine .The
result was 10 RGxxxxxxxxxx.cab files and the user.dat file and a system.dat file . Two questions .. I understand the RG.cabs are restore points . Can I safely delete these files ? Second , is there a way to remove my full name and snail mail address from my machine ? -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....neral/200603/1 |
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redwood6 via WindowsKB.com u20139@uwe wrote:
Recently I searched my full name as a text search on my WinME machine .The result was 10 RGxxxxxxxxxx.cab files and the user.dat file and a system.dat file . Two questions .. I understand the RG.cabs are restore points . Can I safely delete these files ? No. If you feel the system restore archive is occupying too much space, and ten checkpoints suggests it is not, then reduce the space allocated using the slider provided. The slider is found at System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable. If you wish to remove all current checkpoints, and I would not advise you to do this, then reset system restore ( System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting, check "Disable System Restore", immediately reboot and then back to Troubleshooting and uncheck "Disable System Restore" and once again reboot) Second , is there a way to remove my full name and snail mail address from my machine ? Do you mean in Outlook Express? In which case delete it from your address book. If you don't mean in OE where are you seeing your snail mail address? Your name however can be present in many locations depending on details entered when installing the operating system and any programs you have installed. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Windows [2001-2006] |
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Mike M wrote:
Recently I searched my full name as a text search on my WinME machine .The result was 10 RGxxxxxxxxxx.cab files and the user.dat file and a system.dat file . Two questions .. I understand the RG.cabs are restore points . Can I safely delete these files ? No. If you feel the system restore archive is occupying too much space, and ten checkpoints suggests it is not, then reduce the space allocated using the slider provided. The slider is found at System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable. If you wish to remove all current checkpoints, and I would not advise you to do this, then reset system restore ( System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting, check "Disable System Restore", immediately reboot and then back to Troubleshooting and uncheck "Disable System Restore" and once again reboot) Second , is there a way to remove my full name and snail mail address from my machine ? Do you mean in Outlook Express? In which case delete it from your address book. If you don't mean in OE where are you seeing your snail mail address? Your name however can be present in many locations depending on details entered when installing the operating system and any programs you have installed. As Istated above ALL the files mentioned returned on a search of my full name. I don't use outlook. See files mentioned in first post . Thank you very much for your response . lee -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....neral/200603/1 |
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redwood6 via WindowsKB.com u20139@uwe wrote:
As Istated above ALL the files mentioned returned on a search of my full name. I don't use outlook. See files mentioned in first post . Thank you very much for your response . lee Please try reading the reply I posted. If that is too complicated then please explain your problem. For example if you wish to dispose of your computer and remove all trace of your ownership format the hard disk and reinstall the operating system and applications. -- Mike Maltby |
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Mike , Your reply is not complicated at all . Maybe I wasn't clear . The text
I want to edit out of those files is my full name . I did a text only search of my full name and the results were the files I originally listed . Does anyone know how to edit that information out of them ? Mike M wrote: As Istated above ALL the files mentioned returned on a search of my full name. I don't use outlook. See files mentioned in first post . Thank you very much for your response . lee Please try reading the reply I posted. If that is too complicated then please explain your problem. For example if you wish to dispose of your computer and remove all trace of your ownership format the hard disk and reinstall the operating system and applications. -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....neral/200603/1 |
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redwood6 via WindowsKB.com u20139@uwe wrote:
Mike , Your reply is not complicated at all . Maybe I wasn't clear . The text I want to edit out of those files is my full name . I did a text only search of my full name and the results were the files I originally listed . Does anyone know how to edit that information out of them ? My reply was clear, please read it again. I explained how to clear the _RESTORE archive. Your problem is due to entries in the registry placed there when you installed or used your applications. I have explained how to deal with that. I would strongly recommend that you do NOT edit the registry (the files user.dat, system.dat and classes.dat) unless you know exactly what you are doing as it is extremely easy to make either the system or an installed application unusable if you delete or change the wrong key or value. If you really do want to remove all traces of your having used the PC I have already suggested how to proceed, format and reinstall alternatively seek professional local help. If however you still want to remove the unwanted entries yourself then the tool to use is Regedit. Use this at your peril and make certain that you have backed up the system before starting. Do NOT disable or clear the system restore archive until you have finished editing the registry, rebooted the system and checked that all of your installed applications still work. Best of luck. -- Mike Maltby |
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