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Can't seem to permanently delete freecell

Jul 4, 2007 6:53AM PDT

No matter how I delete Freecell.exe (delete and delete from Recycle Bin, use Symantec Wipe All too overwrite, etc) when I run a search again it is still there. How can I get rid of stuff like this?

Thanks, Tim

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Link only.
Jul 4, 2007 7:15AM PDT
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In addition
Jul 4, 2007 10:49PM PDT
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Use GPEDIT.
Jul 28, 2007 11:25AM PDT

Not too sure on this one but you might want to try and use GPEDIT.MSC to block it. Given you want to do such a thing, I am guessing your a sysadmin, so I am presuming, thusly, that you know how to use GPEDIT.

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deleting freecell
Jul 29, 2007 3:42AM PDT

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I am not a sysadmin, just a freecell addict trying to break the curse. So I am not familiar with gpedit . . .

but I'll look it up.

Thanks,

TC

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Oh..
Jul 30, 2007 1:09PM PDT

God, you sound like my mother, that is, a Freecell addict.. Meh.. I prefer Solitaire Silly

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Freecell . . . Solitaire
Jul 30, 2007 2:37PM PDT

I didn't mention it, but I need to delete all of the Solitaire files as well . . . same problem!!

Tim

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Google for the files its associated with
Jul 30, 2007 2:50PM PDT

This isnt some kind of joke is it?

You got rid of the program now what else? You really that addicted to it?