-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Why are these here?
- From: Don <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:34:37 -0400
I did tell EasyBCD to backup the MBR. I expected it to put the file
(note the singular form of "file") somewhere in its own folders, but I
guess it makes sense that it could/would detect the presence of a second
physical drive and place the files (now I realize it is in fact plural)
there instead. If I were EasyBCD I would have created a folder to put
them in so unsuspecting reckless mavericks such as myself would know
whats going on.
I think I will go check dates and times on some files and then do a new
backup and see if the dates and times change on those files. Or maybe I
will simply delete the subject files, tell EasyBCD to restore and see if
it reports it can not find the backup to restore from.
I've had second physical drives before and do not remember ever seeing
the Windows Update type folders located there. Therefore, this
explanation does not float so well for them. Did M$ actually get smart
enough to do something intelligent? There is certainly no other
evidence of it anywhere in Vista that I can find.
Don
Gman wrote:
> Below.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:15 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Why are these here?
>
>
>
>> Autoexec.bat
>> boot.ini
>> config.sys
>> io.sys
>> msdos.sys
>> ntbootdd.sys
>> ntdetect.com
>> ntldr
>>
>> That list of files is present in the root directory of my DATA disk. No
>> OS installed on it at all. I did not move or copy them there, at least
>> not knowingly. These are similar to files I am accustomed to seeing in
>> the root directory of a boot disk or partition. These files (with
>> different dates and/or times) are present in the Vista partition root
>> directory.
>>
>
>
> My initial guess is that perhaps EasyBCD wanted a copy of them. Any
> thoughts on that idea?
>
>
>
>> Also present are a few folders with those uniques names created by
>> whoever creates them (names like 0bc9d3bbd37024433211fb44)
>> These contain folders like update (in one folder) amd64 i386 (both
>> in 3 different folder, each pair with different date modified dates)
>>
>>
>> Can anybody explain or make an educated guess as to why these files are
>> here and how they got there?
>>
>
>
> In most cases, these are products of various Windows Updates. Once the
> system is rebooted and confirmed to be working well, these can be deleted.
> Deletion will not affect your ability to uninstall them, provided they are
> of a type that can be uninstalled.
>
>
>
>> Don
>>
>>
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