systemfile ntdetect,io

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i find some files on the system drive c:\ have 0 length called{ io and
another called msdos} i don't understand what that mean; I find also files
ntdetect and ntldr on the same drive. Q: is this files important? : can i
delete them?
 
i find some files on the system drive c:\ have 0 length called{ io and
another called msdos} i don't understand what that mean; I find also files
ntdetect and ntldr on the same drive. Q: is this files important? : can i
delete them?
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Leave them alone.
 
Hi Ralph,
Well thats just an innovative idea dude..... I know API can handle it for us
 
Hi,

Well my dear friend.. DOn touch those files well actually I dont think
Windows will let u touch ntldr and stuff.. They are system files...
 
sun_light said:
i find some files on the system drive c:\ have 0 length called{ io and
another called msdos} i don't understand what that mean; I find also files
ntdetect and ntldr on the same drive. Q: is this files important? : can i
delete them?
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io.sys and msdos.sys are there for compatibility with older programs. Leave
all four alone. There's a whole bunch of other 0 byte file in the root
directory for you to leave alone. They don't take up any hard drive space.
 
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