hewybo
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I have a few programs (notably 3D Pinball, which irks me) that either load slowly, or do not function up to speed. I run AV and anti-spyware regularly, so I don't think those are the root cause.
On running SystemMechanic for duplicate files, I find many that were created before I even owned the computer. I know- some programs/systems were created some time ago, but?
My question is, how do I know which is a duplicate, and which should remain? There are scores of them, but here is an example:
C:\WINDOWS\ SERVICE PACK FILES\i386\wbemcore.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemcore(2)(2).dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemcore.dll
All were created on the same date, at the exact same time, and are the exact same size. As I said, there are many, many, similar files. Which to keep? Which to toss? How do I know?
Thanks for any and all insight--
On running SystemMechanic for duplicate files, I find many that were created before I even owned the computer. I know- some programs/systems were created some time ago, but?
My question is, how do I know which is a duplicate, and which should remain? There are scores of them, but here is an example:
C:\WINDOWS\ SERVICE PACK FILES\i386\wbemcore.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemcore(2)(2).dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemcore.dll
All were created on the same date, at the exact same time, and are the exact same size. As I said, there are many, many, similar files. Which to keep? Which to toss? How do I know?
Thanks for any and all insight--