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VC_RED.cab

Ulysse29 Posted messages 422 Status Member -  
 Kaylich -
Hello,

I noticed a list of files eula.txt, install.exe, Instal.res.dll, and VC_RED.cab appearing on my C: drive

My antivirus didn’t find anything, I didn't think to check but I also saw these files appearing on my D: partition (since I installed a couple of games there)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9729/sansre1hkg.png

What is this? How do I remove it?
Thank you

Configuration: Msi GX 660
Intel core i5-460M 2.53 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
4GB RAM
Win 7, Opera 11

7 answers

  1. librequetucrois
     
    Hey

    Don’t panic for no good reason;
    it’s just the installation files for this:

    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package

    Location chosen by rude devs but nothing unusual!

    For "Q:", a letter reserved for Microsoft Office 2010 and later versions Click2Run (free up the letter if you’re using it elsewhere), you need to act here:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

    Don't delete anything without knowing how to do it; without knowing how or why!

    Thanks
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  2. keri
     
    These are installation files to delete
    from the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package.
    VC_RED.msi
    VC_RED.cab
    install.res.*.dll
    eula.*.txt
    globdata.ini
    install.exe
    install.ini
    hpqimgr.exe
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  3. Ulysse29 Posted messages 422 Status Member 24
     
    UP
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  4. Ulysse29 Posted messages 422 Status Member 24
     
    UP I thought about reinstalling Open Office just in case it was related, Q: disappeared for a while, I thought that the files might have followed but nothing has changed and Q: is back...
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  6. Ulysse29 Posted messages 422 Status Member 24
     
    up
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  7. Ulysse29 Posted messages 422 Status Member 24
     
    So what can I delete?

    I eventually got used to it, but I would like to have something clean :)
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  8. tibo
     
    I have exactly the same files that have appeared. And it coincides with the reset of the PC following numerous issues. I wonder if they correspond to backup files created during this reset.
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    1. Kaylich
       
      I know this is old, but I just want to say (if someone happens to come by and reads the comment) that I have the same issues without having reinstalled, so that has nothing to do with it.
      I think it corresponds either to what was mentioned above or to installation files related to software like Daemon Tools or Virtual CloneDrive.
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