Re: Unusual file properties

Thank you for your post.

In the folder I was referring to there IS a ntuser.dat file which I took to
be a system file which I do not intend to play with.

In reply to another post from sgopus, which you might read, I mention that I
suspect Iolo System Mechanic as a possible culprit program thatcreates these
files. My second suspect is AVG (Grisoft) Antivirus. There is a rather large
one in their Documents and settings folder.

I still think this is an unusual phenonenon.
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Hasta la vista


"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

"Miguel" <Miguel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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

" ntuser" is actually "ntuser.dat", and it is a key Windows file. It's
the User portion of the registry hive.

There is one for each user account on the system.

You should not play with this file.

HTH
-pk



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