Request information on file..

[Hell's Angel]

Ok.. there are some file like "sqmdata00.sqm", "sqmdata01.sqm", and so on on the root drive of C.. Personally i don't think that's virus but, can anyone explain wat is that actually? It will generated from time to time even i delete it manually.. It didn't show any faulty even i delete them.. But it makes me curious what's that lol.. So..

[Justin]

i just googled (i know you hate this...hehehe...) and found that it's an MSN data file thingy....

it's safe to delete but it'll come back...it does no harm to your PC though...

[Hell's Angel]

Hehe.. Thanks Justin.. U sure are in a big help.. Maybe i'm not that good in googling.. Plus many false info flowing on so i hope someone from here can give me a better answer only lol.. Tat's the main reason y i hate googling.. haha..

ANyway, by the mean of MSN, does that means the same applied to the original WIndows Messenger as well? Because my fren with a computer no online and also no install MSN also self generate such a file.. That's confusing..

[Hell's Angel]

Ok.. i guess i better post a new reply rather than edited the before post..

My fren lied to me, he uninstall the msn then told me he don't have msn..
(can't say he lied, just they not professional enough and i didn't take his meaning to carefully... He though uninstalling can count as never install before.. haiya..)

So my problem now is this, ok, let's say that file really is generated by msn, y is it still continuing generating such a file even i didn't use it for over a month and also even i already uninstall the msn? This actually is nothing but my fren say it's annoying and hated it.. Any solution to stop it from generating again?

[breaker84]

try delete it then restart, if no prob occur then it safe clear it from recycle bin...

[Dante]

any problem if just leaving it there as it is? my general rule is never delete anything that you dun know what it does ... i am a noob la anyway ..

[ryanlow134]

Disk Cleanup anyone?

[Ramirez]

well, nothing to say about MSN, sometimes the program itself is faulty, cannot uninstall properly, vulnerable to virus attacks, or version crashes!
Recently I just encountered a problem of not able to get the newest live messenger working on my friend's pc, it doesn't show up in control panel, can run but can't sign in at all. So, resorted to using Digsby instead.

[Hell's Angel]

agreed... Digsby is very good and fun to use indeed.. but sometime i hate it for the reason of it's auto update features.. which you cannot disable it and since i'm using a slow connection.. need to wait at less 15 minute.. then i hate it a bit.. haha..

[Ramirez]

What the heck...Live Messenger's auto update takes even longer!

[Hell's Angel]

but i never update my Live messenger at all..or Rami, is there anyway to stop the auto update features of Digsby? Hate it....

[Dante]

but i never update my Live messenger at all..or Rami, is there anyway to stop the auto update features of Digsby? Hate it....

If you dun update yr MSN Live, u cant use the current one leh. ...

[Hell's Angel]

but i never update my Live messenger at all..or Rami, is there anyway to stop the auto update features of Digsby? Hate it....

If you dun update yr MSN Live, u cant use the current one leh. ...

yup... i do notice that problem lately.. so i didn't use MSN Live since then.. Switching to Digsby now.. A much more fun and capable one... ^^

[Ramirez]

Fortunately, Digsby's auto update takes only a while. Just a few MB updates. So, I'm ok with it.
As for Live Messenger, it forces you to update along with a hellota' bloatwares like the Writer, Live Mail, Photo Gallery and stuff... So, you're gonna regret for even having it installed on your system in the first place. (Besides Live Messenger) I still use Live messenger for IP calls and video conference.

[ryanlow134]

i just updated it today, n i went to watch Gamer while it updates xD