Windows System Folder Comprehensive Talk about January 18, 2005 We are using Windows every day, but can you be familiar with its system folder? I will introduce the role of various Windows operating system folders ... (introduce you to 98 me 2000 and XP system folder) System folder Detailed Win9X / Me article It is said that there is still a lot of Windows 9X still there. Users, while Windows Me and Windows 9x are very similar. Here, take you into the main system folder of Windows 9x / ME, look at it through it. First, you need to clarify a concept, "System Folder" refers to the folder that stores the main file of the operating system, which is usually automatically created during the installation of the operating system and puts the relevant files in the corresponding folder, which directly affects the files. The normal operation of the system is not allowed to change freely. Command This folder has a lot of DOS external commands, which are useful for system crash for the system. If the bootdisk.bat file can be used to create a startup disk on the DOS command line. Cookies "Sweet" folder, store some personal information created by the website on your hard disk when browsing some websites, such as user name, available URL. Desktop Desktop folder, files stored in this folder will be displayed directly on the desktop. Downloaded Program Files Store the folder of the IE download file. It contains the files required to display the open web page (most files are used to run movies on the web page). Note: This is not a folder you must place by the software you download. Favorites Favorites folder. We add a web page "Add to Favorites" in IE, which is actually stored in this folder, and of course you can create more folders in this file to store the collection classification. Fonts font folder. All the fonts to be used in the system are stored here, so add new fonts In addition to the "installation new font" item in the "Font" window of the Control Panel, you can directly copy the font file to here; It is also possible to delete some unusless font files (but pay attention to the screen font "of the extended name .fon is best not deleted, so as not to cause the system to not display properly). Help Help file storage folder. Inside, there are many very detailed help files, and it is difficult to see more help files, and they have a lot of help to users. History history folder. When you browse a web page in the IE browser, IE will create a history information stored here by default. If you don't want others to know your browsing, you can delete the content in this folder. Offline Web Pages Offlines the storage location of the file. When a site is set to allow offline, the corresponding file is generated in the folder. Recent records the recently opened document folder. The contents of the contents and the "Document" item in the Start menu correspond to the recently opened document record, and directly delete the shortcut in the folder. Start Menu Start menu folder. The project corresponding to the program item in the start menu, in which the start menu item (such as increase, delete, re-class, etc.) can be adjusted. SYSBCKUP This folder is used to store backup information for the system to the registry and system file. System This is a system folder, stores important files in the system (such as DLL files, etc.), some software will copy files to the folder during installation, so as installed, this folder The content will be more and more.
The files in this folder generally do not easily delete, otherwise the system is errors. System 32 32-bit system folder, there are many virtual device files (extension VxD), which will delete them will cause system errors or even crash. Temp temporary folders, temporary files generated when the system is run. The documents typically require manual cleaning. Temporary folder of Temporary Internet Files IE. Some of the contents generated when IE browse web pages are stored in this folder. When the same web page is opened again, the system is read here to speed up the browsing speed. So appropriate to increase the space of the temporary folder makes the browsing speed (set in the "Internet Options" of the control panel). System folder Details WIN2000 / XP This is said that the popular WIN2000 / XP system folder is now explained. After the system installation is complete, three folders will be generated by default: "Winnt" is Windows, "Documents and Settings" and "Program Files". Compared with Windows9X / ME, the role of many folders in the system installation directory (Winnt or Windows) is the same. Since many systems required to store the "Documents and Settings", we also introduce it as the system folder. Like "Win9x / ME", we still only introduce important common folders. 1. The role of the same folder with Win9x / ME in the installation directory is already mentioned in the last article, and details will not be described here. Also introduce only different folders with Win9x / ME. Connection Wizard: Staves the file used by the Internet Connection Wizard. Driver cache: This folder also has the I386 folder, where the driver compressed file that is stored (the file is generally more than 20). IME: Input method information stores in this folder. Prefetch: Pre-read folder. In order to speed up the speed of the file, pre-reading techniques are used in WinXP, which generates new information in this folder (filed file). REPAIR: The system automatically saves AutoExec.Bat, config.sys et al. Related system files when installing WIN2000 / XP. Resources: Store folders for related desktop topics. System and System32: Although these two folders are also in Win9x / ME, almost all system files in Win2000 / XP are placed under System32, while System only stores some 16-bit drivers and some software sharing. Run.
Temp: This folder in Win2000 / XP has basically do not work, because each user has its own temporary folder (under "Documents and Settings" 2. "Documents and Settings" folder default This folder has an Administrator, All Users, Default, and folders created with different usernames (if there are multiple users in the system), in addition to localservice, NetWorkServiceViwl (they are WinXP "services The management program is created, which is provided to those as a service. If you install the Foxmail Server to build a mail server, these two folders are required, don't modify it anymore (default is implied with the property). Other User configuration folder, and in which the folder structure is also substantially the same. 1) Taking "All Users" as an example to illustrate the main content contained in the user profile (some of the following folders mentioned below may be implied, need to first Set the system to display all files to see): 1Application Data: Universal application data folder. The dedicated data for some applications that has been installed here is stored, which is automatically generated when the software is installed. For example, under all users Application Data folders, you may have a Microsoft / Word / Startup / Folder (if you have an Office installed, the document to be automatically opened when Word starts). 2 "Start" menu folder: Store some of the program groups and shortcuts in the Start menu. 3 Desktop folder: Store some desktop projects that log in to users. Bean Tip: A user "Start" menu, the items on the desktop include the above two folders under the corresponding username folders and the contents of the two folders under all users. 4Templates: Template folder, which may have Word, Excel, etc. template files, which are used to select "New" when selecting "New" in clicking. 5 Shared documentation: Of course, you can allow sharing of those stuff in Dongdong. There are two folders with "Shared Image" and "Shared Music" below. 2) For different users, there will be: local settings: Local Settings: is a Local Settings folder, stored the application's data, history records, and temporary folders, such as History, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files The same (the same as the Win9X / ME). Application Data: The contents of the Application Data folder below the different user folders are different, such as Application Data / Microsoft / Internet Explorer / Quick Launch Starts the "Start" menu to the "Quick Start" toolbar in the right, Application Data / Microsoft / Address Book is an OE address book, and so on. In addition, there is a folder such as NetHood, Printhood, Sendto, Favorites, Desktop, etc. below the user folder.