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[cozzielex]

The above file has mysteriously appeared in my C/: directory. I dont' know what it is or does or is. At the time I noticed it, I was deleting some old game files.
Not a big deal; I'm just curious.
It hasn't been picked up as spyware etc.
Thanks
Incidentally, could anyone give me a brief and simple definition of what these bat files are for?

[Berton]

cozzielex, on 28 April 2010 - 12:30 AM, said:

The above file has mysteriously appeared in my C/: directory. I dont' know what it is or does or is. At the time I noticed it, I was deleting some old game files. Not a big deal; I'm just curious. It hasn't been picked up as spyware etc.
Thanks
Incidentally, could anyone give me a brief and simple definition of what these bat files are for?

Batch/.bat files are used to cause the computer to do things. The Executable/.exe and Command/.com files are usually created by programmers but .bat files can be created/used by the users to cause the .exe and .com files to do their job. With the advent of Windows 95 [in 1995] the Disk Operating System started merging with the GUI/Graphical User Interface, with WinXP and later including the DOS one can use a Command Prompt window and run many of the older DOS commands.
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Right-click that file, choose Edit, will open in Notepad, then Copy the text and Paste in a reply here, I'd like to see what it is supposed to do. Del is a command and will delete things. Otherwise, DON'T DOUBLE-CLICK.

[cozzielex]

Thanks Berton,
it seems I was right for once. I had just deleted the game Ghost Recon (using revo uninstaller).
The contents are below as per instructions; would it be safe to delete as as I have deleted the main and all subsidiary files.
Thaky you for fout help.


@echo off
:Repeat
del C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1\Uninstal.exe
if exist C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1\Uninstal.exe goto Repeat
rmdir C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1
@cls

[Berton]

cozzielex, on 28 April 2010 - 01:18 AM, said:

Thanks Berton,
it seems I was right for once. I had just deleted the game Ghost Recon (using revo uninstaller).
The contents are below as per instructions; would it be safe to delete as as I have deleted the main and all subsidiary files.
Thaky you for fout help.


@echo off
:Repeat
del C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1\Uninstal.exe
if exist C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1\Uninstal.exe goto Repeat
rmdir C:\PROGRA~1\REDSTO~1\GHOSTR~1
@cls

You should be able to delete that file, appears it has accomplished it's job or is no longer needed. It's a DOS method of doing what can be done in Windows Control Panel, Add or Remove programs or Programs and Features of Vista and Win7.

[cozzielex]

Thanks Berton for your time and trouble. I've learned a lesson from this, fortunately not the hard way, and that is not to double click such files without knowing what they are. Before you told me not to do that, I had done so, but luckily got away with it. And thanks for showing me how to discover the contents.
All the best
Peter

[Berton]

You're welcome.