Guest John Corliss Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 After I installed SP3 for XP (I'm running the Home Edition), I noticed a new folder: c:\windows\l2schemas My copy of Firefox 3 started doing weird things after a while (fields were the wrong size on websites like Google, so I couldn't enter search terms). After trying several other tactics (rebooting, reinstalling FF3, etc.) I backed up and deleted the l2schemas folder and the problems with FF3 went away. Then, I restored the folder, and strangely enough the problem didn't come back. I've looked and looked to find out what this l2schemas folder is supposed to be for, but can find absolutely NO information about it. I detest and hate not knowing what something on my system is for. Can anybody please explain this folder? TIA. -- John Corliss
Guest David H. Lipman Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? From: "John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> | After I installed SP3 for XP (I'm running the Home Edition), I noticed a | new folder: c:\windows\l2schemas | My copy of Firefox 3 started doing weird things after a while (fields | were the wrong size on websites like Google, so I couldn't enter search | terms). After trying several other tactics (rebooting, reinstalling FF3, | etc.) I backed up and deleted the l2schemas folder and the problems with | FF3 went away. Then, I restored the folder, and strangely enough the | problem didn't come back. | I've looked and looked to find out what this l2schemas folder is | supposed to be for, but can find absolutely NO information about it. I | detest and hate not knowing what something on my system is for. Can | anybody please explain this folder? | TIA. | -- | John Corliss They are OS XML files for various communication settings/configurations. They should NOT affect FireFox as FireFox does not interpret them. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest John Corliss Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? David H. Lipman wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> >> After I installed SP3 for XP (I'm running the Home Edition), I noticed a >> new folder: c:\windows\l2schemas >> >> My copy of Firefox 3 started doing weird things after a while (fields >> were the wrong size on websites like Google, so I couldn't enter search >> terms). After trying several other tactics (rebooting, reinstalling FF3, >> etc.) I backed up and deleted the l2schemas folder and the problems with >> FF3 went away. Then, I restored the folder, and strangely enough the >> problem didn't come back. >> >> I've looked and looked to find out what this l2schemas folder is >> supposed to be for, but can find absolutely NO information about it. I >> detest and hate not knowing what something on my system is for. Can >> anybody please explain this folder? > > They are OS XML files for various communication settings/configurations. > > They should NOT affect FireFox as FireFox does not interpret them. Thanks for the info. However, can you lead me to where I can find more specific information about them? For instance, are they entirely necessary to have on my system? I have a single-account, non-LANed computer hooked up to the internet with a CAT-5 cable modem. FWICS, I don't even need the folder and there's not even the remotest chance that I ever will, since I loath wireless and don't allow anybody to touch my computer. I would definitely appreciate more information about the files in that folder. -- John Corliss
Guest David H. Lipman Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? From: "John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> | Thanks for the info. However, can you lead me to where I can find more | specific information about them? For instance, are they entirely | necessary to have on my system? I have a single-account, non-LANed | computer hooked up to the internet with a CAT-5 cable modem. | FWICS, I don't even need the folder and there's not even the remotest | chance that I ever will, since I loath wireless and don't allow anybody | to touch my computer. | I would definitely appreciate more information about the files in that | folder. | -- | John Corliss They are neccessary and that's why the exist. The data set is small so removal is not needed. This data structure is carried onto Vista and the following TechNet forum thread is some indication of it requirement. http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=4&SiteID=17&PageID=4&PostID=1773949 -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest John Corliss Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? David H. Lipman wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> >> Thanks for the info. However, can you lead me to where I can find more >> specific information about them? For instance, are they entirely >> necessary to have on my system? I have a single-account, non-LANed >> computer hooked up to the internet with a CAT-5 cable modem. >> >> FWICS, I don't even need the folder and there's not even the remotest >> chance that I ever will, since I loath wireless and don't allow anybody >> to touch my computer. >> >> I would definitely appreciate more information about the files in that >> folder. > > They are neccessary and that's why the exist. Sorry, but that's not much of an answer. And I'm not altogether sure that they ARE necessary. I deleted the folder and have suffered no ill effects at all. I just don't like having a bunch of undefined stuff on my computer that does nothing for *me*. > The data set is small so removal is not needed. I prefer to remove it regardless, and have done so. > This data structure is carried onto Vista and the following TechNet forum thread is some > indication of it requirement. > > http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=4&SiteID=17&PageID=4&PostID=1773949 Thanks but as I said, David, I loath wireless and will never have it. However, I don't have an account with MS Technet, so I can't view the thread anyway. And even further, I don't have (and never *will* have) Vista, or else I wouldn't be posting in this XP newsgroup. Thanks anyway for replying though. -- John Corliss
Guest David H. Lipman Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? From: "John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> | David H. Lipman wrote: >> John Corliss wrote: >>> Thanks for the info. However, can you lead me to where I can find more >>> specific information about them? For instance, are they entirely >>> necessary to have on my system? I have a single-account, non-LANed >>> computer hooked up to the internet with a CAT-5 cable modem. >>> FWICS, I don't even need the folder and there's not even the remotest >>> chance that I ever will, since I loath wireless and don't allow anybody >>> to touch my computer. >>> I would definitely appreciate more information about the files in that >>> folder. >> They are neccessary and that's why the exist. | Sorry, but that's not much of an answer. And I'm not altogether sure | that they ARE necessary. I deleted the folder and have suffered no ill | effects at all. I just don't like having a bunch of undefined stuff on | my computer that does nothing for *me*. >> The data set is small so removal is not needed. | I prefer to remove it regardless, and have done so. >> This data structure is carried onto Vista and the following TechNet forum thread is >> some >> indication of it requirement. >> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=4&SiteID=17&PageID=4& >> PostID=1773949 | Thanks but as I said, David, I loath wireless and will never have it. | However, I don't have an account with MS Technet, so I can't view the | thread anyway. And even further, I don't have (and never *will* have) | Vista, or else I wouldn't be posting in this XP newsgroup. | Thanks anyway for replying though. | -- | John Corliss John, it is your computer you can do with it as you like. However, what you did is contraindicated and you may not have ileffects now but, you may later. Some of the schemas deal with the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) . Rule of thumb... NEVER delete OS constructs of which you don't understand what they are. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest John Corliss Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: What is this new "l2schemas" folder? David H. Lipman wrote: > From: "John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> > > | David H. Lipman wrote: >>> John Corliss wrote: > >>>> Thanks for the info. However, can you lead me to where I can find more >>>> specific information about them? For instance, are they entirely >>>> necessary to have on my system? I have a single-account, non-LANed >>>> computer hooked up to the internet with a CAT-5 cable modem. > >>>> FWICS, I don't even need the folder and there's not even the remotest >>>> chance that I ever will, since I loath wireless and don't allow anybody >>>> to touch my computer. > >>>> I would definitely appreciate more information about the files in that >>>> folder. > >>> They are neccessary and that's why the exist. > > | Sorry, but that's not much of an answer. And I'm not altogether sure > | that they ARE necessary. I deleted the folder and have suffered no ill > | effects at all. I just don't like having a bunch of undefined stuff on > | my computer that does nothing for *me*. > >>> The data set is small so removal is not needed. > > | I prefer to remove it regardless, and have done so. > >>> This data structure is carried onto Vista and the following TechNet forum thread is >>> some >>> indication of it requirement. > >>> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=4&SiteID=17&PageID=4& >>> PostID=1773949 > > | Thanks but as I said, David, I loath wireless and will never have it. > | However, I don't have an account with MS Technet, so I can't view the > | thread anyway. And even further, I don't have (and never *will* have) > | Vista, or else I wouldn't be posting in this XP newsgroup. > > | Thanks anyway for replying though. > > John, it is your computer you can do with it as you like. However, what you did is > contraindicated and you may not have ileffects now but, you may later. > > Some of the schemas deal with the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and the > Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) . > > Rule of thumb... > > NEVER delete OS constructs of which you don't understand what they are. I have them well backed up. However, so far no problems. -- John Corliss
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