system files

Hi Everyone ! I am using Windows 7 ultimate x64. My sister plugged a memory card into my laptop some days ago. Since then, there is a folder "$RECYCLE.BIN" created in all of my hdd drives. I delete that folder but it reappears whenever laptop is restarted. Its really annoying me right now. Any...

Hello. I thought I'd check the system files as something about the system has crippled the machine's ability to run .JAR files. Did SFC /Scannow from cmd prompt. 'Please insert your Windows XP Professional SP-3 CD now' I inserted the system disc ... The system is XP Home according to Control...

Hey All, So I am pretty sure that my Windows 7 home premium installation has become corrupted somehow. I've just noticed thins not 'working' well and have been experiencing more and more BSODs over time. I have ran many disk / system file checks (sfc /scannow), and it states that there are...

Hi Here's some info about creating a recovery image that will retain your installed software, in Windows 8 that I didn't know about. This seems like a better option then restoring Windows and losing all of your installed programs. Everything You Need to Know About Creating Custom Recovery...

i am very familiar wit the tools>folder options>view>show hidden files, folders, operating system files /uncheck ALL hidden restrictions/display full size and path/always show menus/show drive letters these settings are among the first on a long list of user mods i alter to begin with...

When I right click on Computer and select Manage I get the following error message: C:windows\system 32\mmcbase.DLL is not designed to run on windows or contains an error. Any ideas as to what the problem is and how to fix it? Running Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Hello, After performing an upgrade to Windows 8.1, running the disk cleanup as an admin (or clicking clean system files once it has analyzed the disk) will allow you to cleanup remnants from the installation. I gained about 5 gigabytes from doing so. Just a tip :)

Assume I created a bootable USB stick with some additional software on it. Now I want to backup the whole stuff into an archive file on my hard disc. If I would have an CD/DVD I could create a well known ISO file for it which contains everything. How do I do this for an USB stick? If I just...

I've included all the files requested on BSOD getting help page in a zipped folder. Hopefully somebody might know what direction I need to go to fix this issue. Any help would be appreciated on this "bad pool caller" BSOD. Thanks!:)

I recently downloaded Windows 8 x64 using Microsoft Dreamspark for Acedemic Institutions. I followed the installation instructions on the Dreamspark website and created both an ISO and an IMG DVD, but each time I try to install it on my new PC build, using either of the disks, I get an error...

I'm pretty sure anyone computer-savvy knows that Windows XP was built off of 2000, and that every mention of 2000 was removed. Well, as it turns out, there is one mention of 2000. While deleting system files (in a VM of course), a restore critical Windows files screen appeared, and said to...

Hardware/Software . existing HP notebook with Win7 32bit Symptoms . to diagnose a virus attack, it helps to know, to the second, when a file was updated. With only a sorted ADMIN DIR output B 4 the restore, it could only log to the minute. Tho I eventually saw the files it created, seconds...

OK following on from my other thread "Catastrophe" I have a few more questions. I have read many threads on re-creating an account which, in nearly all cases, detailed the following; 1. Create a new account in the normal manner. 2. Login with the new account to create the files. 3. Copy...

In C:\users\user I see a file called 'private' which is 10 gigabytes long. Does this originate from a Windows 7 process? If so, can I safely delete it?

I have a question about a desktop workstation I purchased from Dell. The PC in question is a Dell OptiPlex 580 which came with an OEM installation of Windows 7 Pro x64. Please bear with the length of my post, and forgive me if I am not posting this in the correct forum. I’m not sure if there is...

Hello All, I am using win 7 64 installed on a 240gb ssd It has suddenly started showing nearly full. I don't keep any data on the drive just programs and if I add up the contents of the folders (not hidden)it only comes to 35 gb, how can I check what it filling up my drive ?

I ran a sfc /scannow at an Elevated Command Prompt and got the message that there were some corrupted files that it could not fix, to check the CBS.log file. I converted the file to a .text file and have attached it to this post. I have no idea how to interpret this file. I would really...

While attempting to set up for dual-booting with Linux, I used a free program that apparently messed up my Win7 MBR or structure of my sectors. I panicked because I couldn't see anything on the disk after that. I concluded in despair that everything was lost so I got a Win7 disk from a friend...

hi Windows7forums team I just want to know every time i install windows7 on any computer after some time i see in some of my drive their are some folder name 87a8ef12f0d3c834d1a2a8b7f571e43d what are these ? and what type of files these conatin because when i try to delete these folders these...

I was having issues the other day and ran sfc/ scannow and it returned errors stating that it could not repair twain_32.dll or twain_32.dll.mui. In searching on Google I am finding disturbing results that make me think that these files are not suppose to even be there and are not part of the Win...