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Wed, Oct 10, 12 at 11:59
| I'm trying to clean up/out my Documents folder and found this entry (EmpartISAPI.dll) just sitting there. I can't figure out where it came from or what it's for. A search reveals that it's part of some websites' urls. It seems harmless and I would ordinarily just delete the thing, but since I don't know how it got there, I'm wondering whether it may be a part of something that won't function properly if I do delete it.
What say ye ? :-) |
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| Nothing in the Documents folder should be needed to run any program. If unsure right click and add a digit to the suffix for a few days then delete. Googling finds engines????? So perhaps a file for smoother engine performance? Where do you download to by default? I created a folder inside Documents for all downloads so they are separate and easily found or banished once finished with. |
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| Make a temp folder on your desktop, take the file from the Docs folder and put it in the temp file on your desktop..run your puter as per normal for a week or so and if no change, go ahead and delete the file |
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- Posted by not2bright (My Page) on Wed, Oct 10, 12 at 12:44
| Thanks for the comments. I'll use both of them. ;-) That is, I'll make a desktop folder and put the file there and rename it by adding a number as owbist suggests. Owbist, depending on the program I download either to the default download folder (Windows 7) or the desktop. Never downloaded to Documents, as far as I can remember. :-/ Thanks again ! |
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- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Oct 10, 12 at 13:37
| from my google search it looks like it has to do with brigs and straton engines or yamaha engines do you have anything related to that? Perhaps a user manual or user guide book? I agree with both suggestions, give it a try I doubt it is anything essential. |
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- Posted by not2bright (My Page) on Wed, Oct 10, 12 at 18:42
| Yes ! I have a .pdf manual (for a TroyBilt rider mower) that I downloaded but really don't need anymore. I imagine it's safe to delete it then, but I'll still wait a few days to be sure. Thanks, ravencajun ! |
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