Remove AOL?

[techimnot]

I also posted this in configuration_manage NG, probably should have been
here.

Just nosing around in C:\WINDOWS and came across two applications, "aolback"
and "AolCInUn" obviously both related to AOL. I have read "aolback" is the
installation file for aol and it is rather large and that aolcinun is a
component of aol and is harmless according to
www.fbmsoftware.com/spyware-net/process/aolcinun_exe/1167/.
I DO NOT use aol.

Can I safely just delete these files? I have a thing about "wasted" space.

Winxp pro sp2
Thanks

 

[Larry Mauriello]

If they are AOL related and you do not use any of it's svcs. I would check
if it is indeed installed on your system.
If it is I would try using their uninstall routine 1st before trying Windows
Add/Remove.

 

[techimnot]

Thanks for the comeback. I don't see an uninstall for these, nor are they
lised
in windows add remove. This was my step father's machine and he has recently
passed. My mother knows nothing about what was on here as far as programs
go.
I am just trying to clean it up. The file is 35MB and this is a 10 gig HD
with 3 left,
could use the room. Simply right clicking and deleting could cause problems,
right?

 

[Larry Mauriello]

Are you sure about that HD size? I didn't know Xp xould run on that small a
drive.
If you see no AOL icon or Add/Remove entries for AOL maybe you want to look
for any folders saying AOL. Then manually del. it. AOL files are generally
harmless
to non AOL apps.

I would consider installing Xp on a new drive, then use this as a data
drive.
Good luck.

 

[Gerry]

Hi, techi..., deleting all System-Restore-Points will increase your HD space
considerably.
Gerry

 

[Frank]

I also posted this in configuration_manage NG, probably should have been
here.

Just nosing around in C:\WINDOWS and came across two applications, "aolback"
and "AolCInUn" obviously both related to AOL. I have read "aolback" is the
installation file for aol and it is rather large and that aolcinun is a
component of aol and is harmless according to
www.fbmsoftware.com/spyware-net/process/aolcinun_exe/1167/.
I DO NOT use aol.

Can I safely just delete these files? I have a thing about "wasted" space.

Winxp pro sp2
Thanks

This post reads as if the XP install was an upgrade over W98.
There were several of these. MSN, AOL I can't remember them
all. I used to delete all this crapware upon installation of W98.
I don't see where it would cause any problems with XP.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

If I were you, I would format the HD and start from scratch by
installing an XP on a formatted HD. 10GB is not enough if you also want
to install MS Applications such as Word, Excel or entire Office Suite
etc. Minimum requirement is 20gb to have restore points.

You will need retore points if the machine is old and MS patches is
known to create conflicts with hardware.

hth

 

[Frank]

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional
. PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

. 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

. 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*

. Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

. CD-ROM or DVD drive

. Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional

Bear in mind that the offical minimum requirements are no more than the
minimums needed to get it to run at all. To get it run with anything
approaching acceptable performance, considerably more than that is needed.
In particular, almost everyone needs at least 256MB of RAM, and some people
need more, depending on what apps they run. Most people will want to have at
least a 20-40MB hard drive, unless they have very few apps installed. A
233MHz processor will run, but it will be extremely slow; adequate
performance barely begins at the 350-400MHz level, and most people won't be
happy unless their processor is close to 1GHz

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Why would I need that info? Do you read the messages properly to know
who is asking the questions and who has volunteered an answer?

 

[Frank]

Read the specifications that you wrote and then read the ones that I
posted from Microsoft.
You post some really bad information.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Are you seriously saying that 1.5 gb of HD is sufficient to run XP?
Have you tried installing on a 1.5 gb HD machine? you must be mad!
Grow up!! MS puts the bare minimum requirements to sell its products.
You need to try this before opening your mouth and confirming your
ignorance.

I am managing about 900 PCs in a university all running XP professional
and some students bring their own laptops and PCs for us to configure
them to be used in our college environment. So I must have seen most
problems (if not all) on an XP machine by now.

 

[Frank]

No. Microsoft.

Are you seriously saying that 1.5 gb of HD is sufficient to run XP?
Have you tried installing on a 1.5 gb HD machine? you must be mad!
Grow up!! MS puts the bare minimum requirements to sell its products.
You need to try this before opening your mouth and confirming your
ignorance.

I am managing about 900 PCs in a university all running XP professional
and some students bring their own laptops and PCs for us to configure
them to be used in our college environment. So I must have seen most
problems (if not all) on an XP machine by now.