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WHAT ARE THESE MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO FILES FOR & DO I NEED THEM?

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2010-08-08T21:56:30+00:00

I DONT KNOW WHERE TO POST THIS QUESTION. I'VE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE TO TRY TO FIND AN ANSWER--I'VE LOOKED IN THE VISUAL STUDIO FORUM & DIDN'T SEE MY QUESTION THERE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF I NEED THIS FILES & WHAT ARE THEY FOR? I DON'T KNOWINGLY USE THEM FOR ANYTHING. THE ONLY MICROSOFT OFFICE PROGRAM I USE REGULARLLY IS ONE NOTE.

  OF A SUDDEN I HAD A FOLDER SHOW UP ON MY DESKTOP THAT WHEN OPENED TAKES ME TO A FILE TO INSTALL MICROSOFT VISUAL C ++ 2008 REDISTRIBUTABLE. I DID INSTALL IT & IT PUT ALOT OF FILES IN MY "COMPUTER" FOLDER--NOT UNDER ANY CERTAIN FILE, JUST LISTED BELOW ALL THE OTHER FOLDERS. THERE ARE 9 EULA FILES THAT ARE ABOUT MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 9 BETA. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS, SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS IT & DO I NEED IT? TAKES UP ALOT OF SPACE. IVE ALSO GOT A FOLDER FOR MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 8 FOLDER IN MY COMPUTER PROGRAM FILES FOLDER--DO I NEED THIS

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-08-08T22:20:15+00:00

    On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 21:56:30 +0000, VANITY999 wrote:

    I DONT KNOW WHERE TO POST THIS QUESTION. I'VE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE TO TRY TO FIND AN ANSWER--I'VE LOOKED IN THE VISUAL STUDIO FORUM & DIDN'T SEE MY QUESTION THERE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF I NEED THIS FILES & WHAT ARE THEY FOR? I DON'T KNOWINGLY USE THEM FOR ANYTHING. THE ONLY MICROSOFT OFFICE PROGRAM I USE REGULARLLY IS ONE NOTE.

      OF A SUDDEN I HAD A FOLDER SHOW UP ON MY DESKTOP THAT WHEN OPENED TAKES ME TO A FILE TO INSTALL MICROSOFT VISUAL C ++ 2008 REDISTRIBUTABLE. I DID INSTALL IT & IT PUT ALOT OF FILES IN MY "COMPUTER" FOLDER--NOT UNDER ANY CERTAIN FILE, JUST LISTED BELOW ALL THE OTHER FOLDERS. THERE ARE 9 EULA FILES THAT ARE ABOUT MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 9 BETA. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS, SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS IT & DO I NEED IT? TAKES UP ALOT OF SPACE. IVE ALSO GOT A FOLDER FOR MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 8 FOLDER IN MY COMPUTER PROGRAM FILES FOLDER--DO I NEED THIS

    Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally,

    in mixed case.

    Visual Studio is programming software. If you don't use it, you don't

    need it.

    But to be on the safe side, before deleting them, why not burn these

    files to a CD? That way if something later complains about their not

    being there, you can put them back.

    Ken Blake

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-30T07:57:16+00:00

    and yes, it is shouting, and yes it's lazy, and hard to read in a block of text like that.  Even four years later, it still hurts the inner eye.  lower case works well, and you never  have to use the shift key unless you want to.   Same question, and thank you for the answer, even if I am four years later than this. =)

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-08-09T00:01:38+00:00

    On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 22:24:23 +0000, VANITY999 wrote:

    Thanks, Ken.  And just for you I will take the trouble to not type in all caps & have to do the shift thing every time I want to use a capital letter. It's just something I find stupid & can't believe that people still think it only means "shouting"--it doesn't.

    What it "means" isn't the issue. What it feels like is the issue. And

    it feels like shouting.

    And it feels so much like shouting, and it's so difficult to read,

    that I (and many others like me) normally ignore messages in all caps,

    unless they are very short. Yours was borderline in length; I almost

    ignored it, but at the last minute I read it.

    So it's your choice. Type in all caps if you want to, but realize that

    it will result in being ignored by many people who might have been

    able to help you.

    thanks for the help!

    You're welcome. Glad to help.

    Ken Blake

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T00:01:26+00:00

    and yes, it is shouting, and yes it's lazy, and hard to read in a block of text like that.  Even four years later, it still hurts the inner eye.  lower case works well, and you never  have to use the shift key unless you want to.   Same question, and thank you for the answer, even if I am four years later than this. =)

    Ken & Judy are both way overreacting, with a typical factor of 'mightier than thou'. Sick. Stick to business, which in this case, should have been short and sweet.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-12-12T21:12:15+00:00

    "What it "means" isn't the issue. What it feels like is the issue. And

    it feels like shouting.

    And it feels so much like shouting, and it's so difficult to read,

    that I (and many others like me) normally ignore messages in all caps,

    unless they are very short. Yours was borderline in length; I almost

    ignored it, but at the last minute I read it.

    So it's your choice. Type in all caps if you want to, but realize that

    it will result in being ignored by many people who might have been

    able to help you. "

    KEN, YOU NEED TO GET OUT MORE. SAD ACT.

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