Re: File Names by Gerry
Gerry
Thu May 22 11:17:31 PDT 2008
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hugh wrote:
> 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
>
> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OiacPpguIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23kdJuSeuIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23J94dZbuIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>> news:OdvvgSZuIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> 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" <naildrvr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:evopBjVuIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> 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