From: fmont@adelphia.net   
      
   For the record, I "cleaned up" by uninstalling many long-unused   
   programs.  I am well aware of the issues you raise, but thanks for   
   expressing your concern.   
      
   Frank   
      
      
     Jose wrote:   
   >> Recently I  cleaned up some files.   
   >   
   >   
   > What do you mean "cleaned up"?  Programs should not be "deleted", they   
   > should be "uninstalled" - if you delete files that a program needs it   
   > will stop working, but you may never know why.  Windows programs also   
   > tie themselves into Windows in many places (such as the registry) and if   
   > you delete files without making the appropriate changes there you   
   > confuse things even more.  Uninstall programs do this, but manually   
   > deleting files rarely accomplishes the desired result.   
   >   
   > Jose   
      
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