Re: UNKNOWN SYSTEM FILE?

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From: bxb7668 (bxb7668_at_somewhere.nocom)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:41:46 -0700

They may have an extension that you are not seeing. Open Windows
Explorer and go into the Tools | Folder Options menu. Select the View
tab. Make sure that the box for "Hide file extensions for known file
types" is not checked.

"SCOTT" <scott66@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:108ja778cvcf535@corp.supernews.com...
> That's the weird part there is no extension!......so I guess I will
take
> your advice & copy them to another partition & then delete them.
>
> Scott
>
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:evIPsJQKEHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> System files aren't large - 1.6GB. What - if any - extension have
they got?
> You may not be able to delete them to the Recycle Bin because of the
size.
> Move them to a different hard drive/partition for a few days to see
if you
> get any problems. If not, delete them.
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>
> "SCOTT" <scott66@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
> news:108h7jb8t1535e1@corp.supernews.com...
> | I recently defragmented my hard drive & it was unable to defrag a
system
> | file named only with the letter O in the C:\Windows folder....I
then
> | searched the C:\Windows folder & found 4 system files (O, E, S, Y)
with 1
> | letter names each with the same size 1.6GB & modified on the same
date but
> | only 3 of the 4 created on the same date. I then searched my whole
> computer
> | for files that were modified or created that matched the date &
time for
> | those 4 system files but nothing matched.
> |
> | My question is does anybody know what those 4 system files are
used for
> or
> | where they might've come from & would it be safe to delete them?
(I made a
> | complete backup image of my C drive).
> |
> | I upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro(FAT32) & have 2
hard
> drives
> | partitioned twice each for a total of 4 hard drives.
> |
> |
> | Thanx
> |
> | Scott
> |
> |
>
>
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