Questions tagged [system-file]
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How to toggle Show/Hide hidden files in Windows through command line?
I often need to toggle between show/hide hidden files in my PC. I have been doing it the usual way,
Click Organize in an Explorer window.
Select Folder and search options.
Switch to View tab.
Toggle between Show/Hide Hidden files.
This method…
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Why different processes see different instances of the System32 folder?
I am running Windows 8 Enterprise x64. I logged on using an account from the Administrators group. When I open Windows Explorer or a command prompt, then I can see the file cdd.dll:
C:\Windows\system32>dir cdd.dll
Volume in drive C has no label.
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What is the PerfLogs folder for?
I have tried to find, what the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\PerfLogs directory is used for. I could only find answers, each differing and none of them have citations.
Since answers, what give file examples on what files are there are in sub-directories, I suspect…
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How to overwrite system32 files in Windows 7?
I have Windows 7 64bit installed on a virtual box (the fact it is a virtual box shouldn't be relevant).
I need to overwrite /Windows/System32/d3d9.dll but the system won't let me.
I've read the same "solution" on a lot of forums, except nobody…
matteo
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Where are XP SP1 .cab files located?
I have an old firewire device and the docs says that it works better with the SP1 drivers. They have a utility that will install it, but it can't find the *.cab file to install it from. I can get a copy of that from a different machine, but I don't…
yhw42
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Exclude system entries with "ls" or "find"
Compare Cygwin:
$ ls -1 -N /cygdrive/c
$Recycle.Bin
cygwin64
Documents and Settings
pagefile.sys
PerfLogs
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
ProgramData
Recovery
System Volume Information
Users
Windows
With Command Prompt:
> dir /A:-S C:
2018-12-08 …
Zombo
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How to repair damaged system files?
Recently my computer completely froze while playing a game. After a minute or so I did a hard-reset. However, when the pc powered up again, I got a message saying "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and…
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Deleting C:\Windows\Installer\ files safely on Windows 7 after running WinDirStat hard drive space usage report
Has anyone successfully deleted the Windows Installer files successfully before? They are taking up 35.1% of my total hard drive space. Which ones are needed and which ones can be purged? In order to see this folder, I had to unhide system files…
JustBeingHelpful
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how can I access router system files?
I want to access my router's files but I don't know how. I own BaudTec router. I tried \\192.168.1.1 , it asks for username-password I gave the same as when I login router web interface but I couldn't login. Probably it needs something else, I don't…
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Have Windows 11 generate DumpStack.log.tmp on C: drive
On my C: drive, there is a file named DumpStack.log.tmp with a date of 12/12/2023. On my E: drive, there is another DumpStack.log.tmp with a date of 1/1/2024. It looks like Windows 11 now generates this dump file on E: drive instead of C:. What do I…
joehua
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Moving some of systems folder to another drive in windows
Situation:
System on: Windows 10 20H2
I've two physical drives:
SSD 128 GiB (avail: 118 GiB, free: 15 GiB);
HDD 1 TiB (avail: ??, free: 490 GiB)
Partitioning structure:
C: (SSD)
other "drives" (HDD)
I've two users: one with admin privilages,…
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Is Winload.exe the Same on all Systems Having the Same Version of Windows 10?
Booting my Windows 10 PC results in a message saying that the winload.exe file, located in Windows\System32, is either corrupt or missing.
Can I copy the winload.exe file from someone else having the same Windows version as me and put that on my HDD…
GPWR
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Windows 10 System gradually grows in memory allocation until laptop crashes
Since I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on my Dell Inspiron laptop back in August 2015, the following cycle has been repeating itself. The System file starts off using a reasonable amount of memory (just a few MB), then over a period of a…
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Is the need for a text editor in an OS for humans or the system?
From Wikipedia:
Text editors are provided with operating systems and software development packages, and can be used to change configuration files, documentation files and programming language source code.
From Wikipedia again:
Richard Stallman…
Honinbo Shusaku
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Component not found: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX, reported by System File Checker
The initial problem is, suddenly my Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate is reported not genuine. However, it is purchased from Microsoft few years ago. The error code is 0xC8000247. After reading some Microsoft forum, it is suggested that the system may be…
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