What makes you think there are infected files in that folder?
Windows XP
I want to delete some infected files from the "C\Windows\Downloaded Program Files" folder but I can not see any file from this folder. Can anybody help me.
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Windows XP
I want to delete some infected files from the "C\Windows\Downloaded Program Files" folder but I can not see any file from this folder. Can anybody help me.
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What makes you think there are infected files in that folder?
Do you know DOS commands?
Go to Start>>Run
Type "cmd" <OK>
In the DOS window, type
"CD\" <ENTER>
You should see
"C:\>"
Now type
"cd windows\downloaded program files" <ENTER>
You should see
"C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files>"
Now type
"dir" <ENTER>
You should see the files you want to delete
Now type
"del file.ext" <ENTER> (the name of the file you want to delete)
or "del *.*" <ENTER> to delete all files