File Names

[Hugh]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed several files
with numbers and letters that I can not access, such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched the web to
no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are or how I can open
them and can I delete them without repercussions?

Hugh

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Hugh]

They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I can not
determine what program created them. I tried to open them with several
diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to no avail, I even tried
Index Spy software. I have not tried to delete them not knowing if they are
important or not. They all are listed as files with a 4KB size and all have
a backup of themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.

Hugh

Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc. is
there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to delete one
of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed several files
with numbers and letters that I can not access, such as
007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched the web to
no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are or how I can open
them and can I delete them without repercussions?

Hugh

 

[Gerry]

Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to no
avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to delete
them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are listed as
files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of themselves. I am using
XP w/SP2.
Hugh

Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc. is
there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to delete
one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access, such
as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are
or how I can open them and can I delete them without repercussions?

Hugh

 

[Hugh]

They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical drives. There
is no file extension and the file type is just listed as "file".

Hugh

Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to no
avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to delete
them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are listed as
files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of themselves. I am using
XP w/SP2.
Hugh

Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc. is
there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to delete
one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access, such
as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are
or how I can open them and can I delete them without repercussions?

Hugh

 

[Gerry]

Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just listed
as "file".
Hugh

Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to
no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to
delete them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are
listed as files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of
themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc.
is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access, such
as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are
or how I can open them and can I delete them without
repercussions? Hugh

 

[Hugh]

I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page but OE
would not allow it.

Hugh

Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just listed
as "file".
Hugh

Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to
no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to
delete them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are
listed as files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of
themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date, etc.
is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access, such
as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are
or how I can open them and can I delete them without
repercussions? Hugh

 

[Gerry]

Hugh

The file extension is three letters preced by a dot after
007D8200-8C388C38.

We need a clue to take this forward.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page
but OE would not allow it.

Hugh

Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.
You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also
make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file
types" is not checked. Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just listed
as "file".
Hugh


Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to
no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to
delete them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are
listed as files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of
themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date,
etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access,
such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these
are or how I can open them and can I delete them without
repercussions? Hugh

 

[Hugh]

Gerry,

There is no file extension. I've tried everything I know of to see one but
there is none. The numbers and letters are the only thing that appears.

Hugh

Hugh

The file extension is three letters preced by a dot after
007D8200-8C388C38.

We need a clue to take this forward.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page
but OE would not allow it.

Hugh

Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.
You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also
make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file
types" is not checked. Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just listed
as "file".
Hugh


Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and no I
can not determine what program created them. I tried to open them
with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader and Notepad to
no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I have not tried to
delete them not knowing if they are important or not. They all are
listed as files with a 4KB size and all have a backup of
themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date,
etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access,
such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched
the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these
are or how I can open them and can I delete them without
repercussions? Hugh

 

[Gerry]

Hugh

Try searching your Registry for 007D8200-8C388C38

Select Start, Run, type "regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit,
Find to search My
Computer for 007D8200-8C388C38



--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gerry,

There is no file extension. I've tried everything I know of to see
one but there is none. The numbers and letters are the only thing
that appears.
Hugh

Hugh

The file extension is three letters preced by a dot after
007D8200-8C388C38.

We need a clue to take this forward.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page
but OE would not allow it.

Hugh


Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.
You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also
make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file
types" is not checked. Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just
listed as "file".
Hugh


Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and
no I can not determine what program created them. I tried to
open them with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader
and Notepad to no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I
have not tried to delete them not knowing if they are important
or not. They all are listed as files with a 4KB size and all
have a backup of themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date,
etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access,
such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have
searched the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to
what these are or how I can open them and can I delete them
without repercussions? Hugh

 

[Hugh]

Nothing there.

Hugh

Hugh

Try searching your Registry for 007D8200-8C388C38

Select Start, Run, type "regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit,
Find to search My
Computer for 007D8200-8C388C38



--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gerry,

There is no file extension. I've tried everything I know of to see
one but there is none. The numbers and letters are the only thing
that appears.
Hugh

Hugh

The file extension is three letters preced by a dot after
007D8200-8C388C38.

We need a clue to take this forward.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page
but OE would not allow it.

Hugh


Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.
You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also
make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file
types" is not checked. Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just
listed as "file".
Hugh


Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:
They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and
no I can not determine what program created them. I tried to
open them with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader
and Notepad to no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I
have not tried to delete them not knowing if they are important
or not. They all are listed as files with a 4KB size and all
have a backup of themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date,
etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access,
such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have
searched the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to
what these are or how I can open them and can I delete them
without repercussions? Hugh

 

[westieben]

;3123324']I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files
with numbers and letters that I can not access, such as
007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have searched the
web to
no avail, does anyone have a clue as to what these are or how I can
open
them and can I delete them without repercussions?

Hugh

i think you might be wrong here from your desciption not files,this is
a registry key, leave well alone

 

[westieben]

i think you might be wrong here from your desciption not files,this is
registry key, leave well alone

but you say you have files labled as such registy strang

 

[John John (MVP)]

Use a handle tool to find out who has a handle on the files.
Sysinternals Process Explorer or Handle or OH.exe from one of the
Resource Kits will reveal who has a handle on the files.

John

Nothing there.

Hugh

Hugh

Try searching your Registry for 007D8200-8C388C38

Select Start, Run, type "regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit,
Find to search My
Computer for 007D8200-8C388C38



--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gerry,

There is no file extension. I've tried everything I know of to see
one but there is none. The numbers and letters are the only thing
that appears.
Hugh


Hugh

The file extension is three letters preced by a dot after
007D8200-8C388C38.

We need a clue to take this forward.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:

I've done that. I tried to send a screen shot of the property page
but OE would not allow it.

Hugh



Hugh

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.
You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also
make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file
types" is not checked. Can you now provide a file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:

They sit right in the root directory of several of my logical
drives. There is no file extension and the file type is just
listed as "file".
Hugh



Hugh

You need to name the directory path? What is the file extension?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugh wrote:

They are in the directory of several of my logical drives and
no I can not determine what program created them. I tried to
open them with several diferent programs such as Adobe Reader
and Notepad to no avail, I even tried Index Spy software. I
have not tried to delete them not knowing if they are important
or not. They all are listed as files with a 4KB size and all
have a backup of themselves. I am using XP w/SP2.
Hugh

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message

Hi,
Where are these files located (folder/directory?)

If you (right-click) check Properties- version, created date,
etc. is there
a hint as to which program created them?

Is there a message (error message/dialog) when you attempt to
delete one of
these files?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]


I am in the process of cleaning up my drives and have noticed
several files with numbers and letters that I can not access,
such as 007D8200-8C388C38,
they also have a backup copy in the same folder. I have
searched the web to no avail, does anyone have a clue as to
what these are or how I can open them and can I delete them
without repercussions? Hugh