Why are these two Microsoft .dll files on my second partition?

One of the Microsoft updates, I expect .Net, put two files on the root of
my second partition. I am running Vista64 now but it also happened when I
was running Vista32 also. They are part of the Microsoft runtime library.
Why are they being dumped on the second partition? I haven't deleted them
but I expect they are safe to delete.


msvcp70.dll
msvcr70.dll

"Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
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> One of the Microsoft updates, I expect .Net, put two files on the root of
> my second partition. I am running Vista64 now but it also happened when I
> was running Vista32 also. They are part of the Microsoft runtime library.
> Why are they being dumped on the second partition? I haven't deleted them
> but I expect they are safe to delete.
>


They are just C++ Runtime Libraries. I have found that some program
installers may misplace them like that. As long as you have copies in
C:\Windows\System32 they are safe to delete from there.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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> They are just C++ Runtime Libraries. I have found that some program
> installers may misplace them like that. As long as you have copies in
> C:\Windows\System32 they are safe to delete from there.
>
> ss.

It's not even finding the copies in my 2nd partition. Instead it finds my
Usenet post. ???

"Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
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> "Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>> They are just C++ Runtime Libraries. I have found that some program
>> installers may misplace them like that. As long as you have copies in
>> C:\Windows\System32 they are safe to delete from there.
>>
>> ss.
>
> It's not even finding the copies in my 2nd partition. Instead it finds my
> Usenet post. ???



WTF?

ss.

On Aug 2, 8:38 am, "Pooh-Man" <not_...@email.invalid> wrote:
> "Synapse Syndrome" <syna...@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> news:...
>
>
>
> > They are just C++ Runtime Libraries. I have found that some program
> > installers may misplace them like that. As long as you have copies in
> > C:\Windows\System32 they are safe to delete from there.
>
> > ss.
>
> It's not even finding the copies in my 2nd partition. Instead it finds my
> Usenet post. ???

You must be using Vista's highly effective search solutions then.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>> It's not even finding the copies in my 2nd partition. Instead it finds my
>> Usenet post. ???
>
>
>
> WTF?
>
> ss.


Yea, searching from the start bar it finds this thread in Windows Mail. I
had to search from explorer on that partition to find the files. It doesn't
show those files being in Windows anywhere. I think they must be from a .NET
update and can be deleted.