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October 8, 2005 at 8:51 pm #20255cutiebcrazyMember
I have a couple questions about XP Professional. I was wondering about the Recycler Folder (not recycle bin) I would like to know what this folder does, what it’s for? Is it something Window’s creates or Administrator? Also, I wanted to know how you could tell if you if there was one of those programs installed to track your internet activities? Where it tracks the sites you go to, e-mails, what you download, things of that nature. I have also come across some files that say restore point, does anyone know what those are? I am learning about Windows, but some of the information is just hard to understand. How to open NTUSER.DAT files, what are they? What is a RPV file? I guess that about covers it for now. I am still in the process of learning how Windows works. What is what, and what windows puts there, and what the administrator does. If anyone can give me helpful information on Windows XP Professional I would appreciate it.:D
October 8, 2005 at 9:21 pm #131529SpikeMemberFirst of all, please leave text formatting (bold, etc.) to emphasis only. Thanks. 🙂
Now, you have quite a few questions here. First: Take a deep breath, you’re not going to learn it all at once, that takes time.
The Recycler folder is used in NTFS Partitions as a recycle bin for each user, in replacement to the normal Recycle Bin. If you use FAT32, the Recycler folder is not used.
Second, let’s get something straight. Being the “Administrator” of a computer isn’t all what it’s hyped up to be. Everyone should be an administrator, becuase without those permissions, you can’t install or remove programs, etc. Your name doesn’t have to be “Administrator”, either, you can change it.
Restore Points are used with Windows System Restore so that if your computer starts to act wierd, you can navigate to one of the saved restore points and put your computer back to the way it was on that particular day. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than nothing.
Don’t bother with NTUSER.DAT files, you can’t really read them, and they’re important. Let’s leave it at that.
RPV Files are usually RealPlayer Visualization Files. Other descriptions can be found here.
Hope this helped.
October 8, 2005 at 11:10 pm #131532cutiebcrazyMemberSpike, Thank you for your help. I apologize for asking so many questions at once. As for leaving the bold for emphasis, thanks for the tip;) . Your information was so helpful. In learning what Windows is about sometimes it can be overwhelming. I don’t want to do harm in snooping where I shouldn’t be. I realize being Administrator is not what all the hype makes it sound like. On our desktop there are is not seperate log in, we are both Administrator if that is possible? There are folders that are not in the bold manilla color if you will… they are a lighter shade of the same color. I was told those are system folders? Well Thank You again.. it helped!!!:D
October 9, 2005 at 1:23 am #131530SpikeMemberYou’d be wise to make a new account (go to Start > Control Panel > User Accounts) for each different person who uses the computer. This way they can set their own password and settings. To switch users or log off, just go to Start > Log Off. You don’t even have to have somebody caleed “Administrator” on the computer, you can call it whatever you like.
The lighter folders are what’s known as “system” folders. Don’t ever mess with those, they’re important and Windows might not work if you mess with one of them.
October 11, 2005 at 1:11 am #131533cutiebcrazyMemberWhy would it be wise? I didn’t realize it would matter if we didn’t have seperate log in.
October 11, 2005 at 1:36 am #131531SpikeMemberIf you have separate logins, you each can customize your own wallpaper, cursors, icons, themes, and documents. It also keeps your personal documents more hidden (but not completely) from other users. You can also set accounts to either be “Limited” or “Administrator” accounts. Admin accounts have full access, while Limited accounts cannot add or remove programs or change important computer settings. It’s overall more organized.
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