Can I delete these old Win 95 files?

hobe · 06-05-2006, 05:26 AM

Hi, I am running windows 98 SE and I found all these windows 95 files by typing in win95 in find files and folders. Can I remove them without harm? I could use the extra space on my small hard drive.

Here's what showed up

Win95dll.ini

Win95ac.vxd

fixwin95.bat

swin95.l%

win95_ramchk_02jpg.lnk

clear_cache_ie5xwin9598_01.gif.lnk

Thanks for any help

Burgerbob · 06-05-2006, 05:29 AM

well, a couple of those are pictures, and the rest dont look they have any relevancy to 98. Id do it.

Jesse1984 · 06-05-2006, 05:33 AM

Those files look like they are only a couple of kb's in size anyway but if your worried just move them to a different location- restart and if u dont encounter any problems after a day of normal use then it will be fine to delete.. although by the looks of the file types it shouldnt matter.

hobe · 06-05-2006, 01:21 PM

Most of them are under 100kb, except this one is 650kb (Win95ac.vxd) and is in folder C:\\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. How would I go about moving them and how would I get them back if problems occur?

I just want to be sure here. I don't want a major crash.

Thanks

hobe · 06-05-2006, 06:26 PM

I guess I'm going to leave them be. I was told not to mess with VXD files.

Thanks to those who replied

User#458 · 06-05-2006, 08:10 PM

you might want to take them out one at a time and reboot your system each time to see what happens. Create a restore point before you take each one out.

Starman* · 06-05-2006, 08:56 PM

I really can't imagine you need space that desperately. Get rid of one real jpg on your pc and it will be far more than this lot put together.

The .lnk files are just shortcuts to images (less than 1Kb each).
The vxd is some sort of device driver. I would not delete.
The ini and bat files are basically text (you can view by opening in Notepad). I don't think these are worth deleting and you won't know until an application fails months from now whether you need them.

Starman*

hobe · 06-05-2006, 09:51 PM

Thanks for the reply. I only have 1.58 GB on C drive and it seems to fill up all the time. I do have 2 GB on a D drive, but it is partitioned and I have no idea how to use it or if I can unpartition it to make it one.

06-05-2006, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
hobe New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15	Can I delete these old Win 95 files? Hi, I am running windows 98 SE and I found all these windows 95 files by typing in win95 in find files and folders. Can I remove them without harm? I could use the extra space on my small hard drive. Here's what showed up Win95dll.ini Win95ac.vxd fixwin95.bat swin95.l% win95_ramchk_02jpg.lnk clear_cache_ie5xwin9598_01.gif.lnk Thanks for any help

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Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	well, a couple of those are pictures, and the rest dont look they have any relevancy to 98. Id do it. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

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Jesse1984 Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 100	Those files look like they are only a couple of kb's in size anyway but if your worried just move them to a different location- restart and if u dont encounter any problems after a day of normal use then it will be fine to delete.. although by the looks of the file types it shouldnt matter. __________________ Case:Inwin Corp Desktop Mid Tower ATX Mobo: ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4400+ Dual Core @2.42Ghz Optical:Pioneer DVR-110D + Asus DRW-1608P3S RAM:Corsair CMX1024-3200-C2PRO (1GBx2)HDDs:2x74GB 10,000RPM Sata WD Raptor's Raid0 (system) + 400GB WD sata + 80GB WD + 200GB MaxtorGraphics: XFX 7900GT 256mb @520 Core 1.62Ghz Mem Display: 2x CMV 19" LCD - 1280x1024max, 8ms Refresh DVI/VGA in Sound: Creative AudigyZS2 Psu:XConnect 500watt Modular 3DMark05 = 8686 3DMark06 = 4786

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06-05-2006, 01:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
hobe New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15	Most of them are under 100kb, except this one is 650kb (Win95ac.vxd) and is in folder C:\\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. How would I go about moving them and how would I get them back if problems occur? I just want to be sure here. I don't want a major crash. Thanks

06-05-2006, 06:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
hobe New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15	I guess I'm going to leave them be. I was told not to mess with VXD files. Thanks to those who replied

06-05-2006, 08:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Starman* Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 441	I really can't imagine you need space that desperately. Get rid of one real jpg on your pc and it will be far more than this lot put together. The .lnk files are just shortcuts to images (less than 1Kb each). The vxd is some sort of device driver. I would not delete. The ini and bat files are basically text (you can view by opening in Notepad). I don't think these are worth deleting and you won't know until an application fails months from now whether you need them. Starman*

06-05-2006, 09:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
hobe New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15	Thanks for the reply. I only have 1.58 GB on C drive and it seems to fill up all the time. I do have 2 GB on a D drive, but it is partitioned and I have no idea how to use it or if I can unpartition it to make it one.