For those who use some other character map other than standart US ASCII, there sometimes happen some files, who has some nasty characters in its name, which appears in your Windows Explorer but
when you try to delete it, it says system cannot find the file.
In order to delete -or rename, whichever you like- that nasty file,
you can use any ftp client with a visual GUI, like WS-FTP or so.
In the ftp client's browser window, go to the folder containing that file and edit/delete it in there.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/nasty_file_remover.html
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Nasty File Remover
v0.7.2 (24 MAY, 2003)
Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
Freeware
© 2003 by Rudy Alex Kohn
"Imagination is more important
than knowledge...” - Albert Einstein
For
changes, please refer to "What's New.txt"
- Beta Note -
This is a
beta release, so some features might be buggy or not work at all.
NFR is developed
under Windows 2000-SP3 using Visual Basic 6-SP5, it has also been tested under Windows
XP Pro - However, it is designed to work fine on any system. Be careful on
older windows versions (9x) - make sure you don't remove files which might be
needed in next boot up.
Also,
this document is not finished – so please don’t mail me about it J (you know who you are!)
If you
experiencing NFR Errors or other faults while using or duo to the use of NFR,
Please
send me a bug report.
If the
problem is related to NFR then include the NFR_ERR.LOG file (if any).
This is
located in the program folder.
Also
include a description of the error and some info:
- Windows Version
(start>run>winver.exe should give it to you)
- Display driver version
(before/after/during use of NFR - if possible)
- Graphics Adapter (i.e. GeForce 3
Ti200 128Mb)
- NFR Version
NOTE:
NFR uses MSCOMCTL.OCX which
apparently is not included in the Visual Basic Runtime Distribution.
If NFR detects it’s missing it will
ask the user if it should download it.
When done downloading you can choose
to install it and continuo NFR without problems
The
file is located on my own website.
- End Beta Note -
Requirements:
-
Windows
9x/ME/NT/2K/XP (Please note that I don’t provide support for Windows 95)
-
VB6
Runtime
-
IE4
or newer
File Listing:
NFR.exe -
Program File
NFR.rtf -
Read me, this file
NFR.ini -
Configuration
NFR.FAQ.txt - Mini FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
nfr_zip32.dll - For zip support (copied to system folder during setup)
NOTE: NFR is using Info-ZIP's compression library.
Info-ZIP's
software (Zip, UnZip and related utilities) is free and can be obtained as
source code or executables from various anonymous-ftp sites, including
ftp.uu.net/pub/archiving/zip/*.
TOC:
0. DISCLAIMER and Limitations
1. Introduction
2. How to un-install drivers
2.1 Detonator
3. How to use NFR
3.1 Action
3.1.1 Delete, To Recycle Bin
3.1.2 Create Batch File
3.1.3 Create List File
3.1.4 Create HTML File
3.1.5 Create ZIP File
4. Removing NFR
4.1 Installer
4.2 Updating
5. Contact
5.1 Email
5.2 MSN
5.3 Web
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0. DISCLAIMER and Limitations
This software is 100% free, and you may not in
any way sell/rent it
(Special
rule apply to magazines, read below). You can use this software an unlimited
number of
Times
for free. Any damage afflicted on you’re Windows installation or any other
files during the use of
NFR (Nasty File Remover), Can only be blamed the user (i.e. USE AT OWN RISK).
You
MAY distribute it through a magazine cover-CD or DVD or similar, but you
are required to
Snail
Mail me a copy (hardcopy) of the magazine (contact me for address).
This applies to ALL magazines
and ALL versions of NFR.
You
may NOT deep link / link to the NFR download link from the main NFR site
(http://rudz.homepage.dk)
without permission! – I WILL ban sites that do, and I do check regularly.
I’ve
already banned 13 sites for linking without permission.
You
MAY mirror the file (i.e. copy it to you’re own site and let other
people download it from there). But ONLY
if you provide link to my website (http://rudz.homepage.dk)
Please
note that you may mirror NFR as much as you like, as long as
YOU DO NOT CHANGE THE FILENAME.
1. Introduction
What is NFR? Well, it's quite simple.
NFR
stands for 'Nasty File Remover' which is a small utility to scan the system
folder for
User
selected driver files. You can scan for all the types you want.
Native support for:
·
NVIDIA
·
Creative
·
ATI
·
Matrox
·
S3
You
can add more in the ‘Custom’ box, i.e. if you want to scan for ‘Microsoft’ file
you should
Press
‘+’ and then type “Microsoft” (no quotes).
This
is handy when you are down/upgrading you’re current driver version, so
You
don't have any 'leftover' files when the new drivers are installed.
In
some cases, having version conflicts can cause instability in both windows and
games.
Therefore
you should always be sure that no conflicts exists by running NFR after each
time
You
change NVIDIA drivers.
2. How to un-install drivers
A good way is to uninstall the drivers from
the Add/Remove Programs located in the control panel,
However
if you didn't installed a driver with such a feature you can uninstall the
drivers from the
Device
manager. (Basic
knowledge)
2.1 Detonator
If you have detonator installed (through use
of a setup), you can most likely un-install the
Drivers through NFR (Driver
Info>Uninstall). However, the un-install through NFR can only
be used if NFR detect the un-install
info.
3. How to use NFR
At first, NFR attempts to locate the system
folder, then is scans the folder for NVIDIA files.
When
that's done the user will be presented with a list of found NVIDIA files and
their version/info.
You
can select files manually or right click the list for selection menu or use the
'Auto-Select' button
To
select a specific version. When you’re happy with the selection, you can press
'Next' to perform
Selected
action on selected files.
3.1 Action
3.1.1 Delete, To Recycle Bin
Deletes selected files, users of win9x should
be a bit careful about choosing which
Files to delete.
If
'Delete (To Recycle Bin)' is selected, the files are moved to the recycle bin.
Note:
If Recycle Bin is de-activated files are just deleted!
Note on protected systems (2K/XP):
If NFR deletes a file that also
exists in the dll-cache it will appear again.
3.1.2 Create Batch file
You can choose between long (normal) or DOS file
path usage.
After you have selected the files to process
you will be presented with a save
Dialog, simply choose location/name
for the file and press 'Save'.
Using bat files in this way can be
handy, as you can remove the files when you
Want and from any prompt boot or copy
to floppy etc for later use boot.
3.1.3 Creating List File
Creates a simple text list file.
3.1.4 Create HTML List
Creates a fairly simple html file list.
3.1.5 Create ZIP File
Allows creating of a 'Backup' of the files
selected by creating a standard zip archive
Containing selected files.
4. Removing NFR
4.1 Installer
NFR can be removed (completely) by going into Control
Panel>Add/Remove Programs, and
Un-install 'NFR vX.X (Remove Only)', or
by running the unins_NFR.exe from the
Start-menu/program location. This
action deletes all files in the program folder,
so be sure you don't have any files
you made there (zip backups etc) before un-installing.
4.2 Updating
Uninstall older versions before installing new
ones,
to ensure that only the needed files
are in the installation folder.
5. Contact
I would appreciate feedback if you like it J
5.1 Email
You can mail me at one of the following
addresses:
nyxz_d2@hotmail.com - (rarely
checked)
(Spam and Junk filters are in use on
all of them)
Since this program is free, I would appreciate
some feedback if you dislike/like NFR.
I'm
also open to suggestions and ideas for new features.
If
you had some bad experiences with NFR, please let me know in a proper manner
(I.e.
no flaming etc) and provide info on what happened so I can improve NFR so it won’t
happen to others.
Have you or you’re site made a guide
or translation in non-english/non-danish?
If so, please mail me with the URL so
I can include it on the website (If allowed).
5.2 MSN
If you use msn messenger (or similar, which
supports it), you can contact me (live).
Use
the @hotmail address stated en 5.1
5.3 Web
For news about NFR and my other free utilities,
visit my web site at
http://rudz.frac.dk
5.4 ICQ
For some, ICQ is a lifestyle, I just have an
account:
3004770
Hello, my name is Jack Sparrow. I'm a 50 year old self-employed Pirate from the Caribbean.