RE: Unusual file properties

Hello sgopus,

Thanks for your post.

I am sure you didn't mean to be rude when you said 'someone has identified
them with an improper file extension'; the inference perhaps being that it
might be me. I can assure you that I have not changed the file extension,
nor has anyone else. I am the only user of this PC.

I was hoping to find out if any installed program that I have might have
caused such changes. I do run Iola Software System Mechanic Ver 7.0 This is
supposed to auto clean and keep my PC in good shape, including regularly
backing up the registry etc.

As I mentioned there are many examples of such files on my C drive, and
though I cannot be sure, I don't think all of them are system files.

In the example that I gave, in the folder that I quoted, I do have the file
ntuser.dat which I took to be the appropriate system file.
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Hasta la vista


"sgopus" wrote:

I would imagine someone has misidentified them with an improper extension.
the NTuser files are created by the system, do not delete them. they usually
are default folders used by the current logged on user. or settings created
by the current user and saved to the ntuser folder

"Miguel" wrote:

When browsing generally, as one does, looking at files within folders on my C
drive, I keep coming across files which are listed as 'video CD movie files',
but are not such files. If I right click and highlight 'open with', I am
given the choice of opening them with 'Nero Show Time' or 'Winamp'. I have
both these on my system. Alternatively, I could chose another program that
would play video CD movies, eg Windows Media Player. I have tried playing one
or two of these files, but all I get are random noises.

Here's an example. I had reason to look in 'Documents and settings'. File
path C:\Documents and settings\All users and there in this folder is such a
file with the file name 'ntuser' But they are everywhere. What program
creates them? why are they there? what use are they?

Does anybody know? Does anybody care?

Hasta la vista
.

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