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From: ~BD~ on 13 May 2010 13:36 "Max Wachtel" <maxpro4u(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:op.vcm57dzixavyrp(a)max... > On Thu, 13 May 2010 03:37:36 -0400, wrote: > >> I've just scanned my laptop and find a hidden object:- >> >> c:\program files\synaptics\syntp\syntplpr.exe >> >> Virus Total says it's clean. >> >> Can anyone explain, please, why it's showing as being a 'hidden' file? >> >> Dave/BD > > In the computer world hidden does not equate to bad. Many system files are > hidden. That's good to hear! I wonder why none of the othere system files you mention didn't show up as hidden files. Maybe it was the type of scan I selected. > In this case hidden=safe(do not delete). Noted. Thank you Max. :) -- Dave
From: ~BD~ on 13 May 2010 13:46 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:hsgj7s02cic(a)news4.newsguy.com... > From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave(a)nospam~@hotmail.co.uk> > > | I've just scanned my laptop and find a hidden object:- > > | c:\program files\synaptics\syntp\syntplpr.exe > > | Virus Total says it's clean. > > | Can anyone explain, please, why it's showing as being a 'hidden' file? > > | Dave/BD > > > http://www.synaptics.com/about/contact Thank you, David. I have emailed and asked for their view. -- BD
From: gumby on 15 May 2010 13:44 On 14/05/2010 6:48 PM, Max Wachtel wrote: > Perhaps you should get yourself some disk imaging software(it's what I > use). I do have Acronis True Image an dWin7 has built in imaging software but I only image when I first install the OS and drivers and not before every app install. The image file would be very big if I did that but I guess it is something I should do because I do have 2.5 TB of external HDD space.
From: gumby on 19 May 2010 05:15 On 15/05/2010 1:38 PM, FredW wrote: > I do a weekly image with Macrium Reflect Free > http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp > The image file for my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit this week > just surpassed 7 GB. > It takes about 8 minutes to create the image file. > > A restore takes less than 15 minutes. > (you need a "Recovery CD/USB" for Macrium Free.) > OK, thank for the link and I will think about it but my image file would be quite a bit bigger than 7GB because I have 776.1GB of files spanned across three 1TB HDDs.
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