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There has been a very serious flaw discovered in, ironcally, the "Help Center" included in Windows XP.
By following a link has a special code insterted it WILL delete all the files in a folder that it links too.
A popupbox asking about some software will come up and you can anser yes/no, either way when you close this the files will be deleted.
Imagine what it will do if it says c:\*.
The link can easily be hidden on any web pages,
the odd thing is that with SP1 that came out this week the link wont work, yet as I know windows havent told anyone about this.
Everybody with XP should update as soon as possible.
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If you cannot update for any unknow reason. Just rename that file, or delete it and it will provide a temporary solution to this fatal flaw in Windows XP. Since there is rumors that MS will track all serial #'s when people update, you can just do this and avoid that risk.
Peace
-Juve