Is there anything to zero-length files?

N

Nehmo Sergheyev

Windows Home XP (SP1)

I used JV16 power tools to find zero-length files. I also have some
other programs, like System Mechanic 4, that can do the same thing. I
tried, but couldn't do it with Windows Explorer, searching for zero KB
size files.

Anyway, are any of these files worth keeping? Here's the list (I already
deleted some obviously useless zero length files):

[syntax: Computer, Filename ]

Primary, c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
Primary, c:\CONFIG.SYS

Are those two supposed to be empty?

Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\QuickTime\QuickTimeFavorites.qtr
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\Bots.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\CookiesIE.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\CookiesMZ.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\CookiesNS.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\FileExt.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\Links.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\Single.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\UpdateDL.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot -
Search & Destroy\Excludes\WaitFor.sbe
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo\Desktop (create
shortcut).DeskLink
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo\Mail
Recipient.MAPIMail
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\AdobeWeb.log
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\SiteCache\Global Car
RentalChanged.txt
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\Font Map.txt
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\Project_Log.htm
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\URL Libraries\URLs.htm
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash MX\Configuration\missfont.map
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Microsoft\Media Player\OfflineUpdates.dat
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Microsoft\Proof\custom.dicProof
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Real\RealOne Player\WatchFolders\C__Documents and Settings_Nehmo
Sergheyev_Desktop_scan.log
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Application
Data\Real\RealOne Player\WatchFolders\C__Documents and Settings_Nehmo
Sergheyev_Desktop_scan2.log
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Desktop\New
InterActual Skin.iti
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX
2004\en\Configuration\missfont.map
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Temp\Twunk002.MTX
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Temp\UNDO.ac$
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Temp\zi.zi
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My Documents\My
Documents\desktop.ini
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My Documents\My
Pictures\S&N\GROUPS.DAT
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My Documents\My
Pictures\S&N\GROUPS.IDX
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My Documents\My
Pictures\S&N\RANGES.DAT
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My
Documents\PGP\pubring.pkr
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My
Documents\PGP\secring-bak-bak.skr
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My
Documents\PGP\secring-bak.skr
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\My
Documents\PGP\secring.skr
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\SendTo\Compressed
(zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\SendTo\Desktop
(create shortcut).DeskLink
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\SendTo\Mail
Recipient.MAPIMail
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Nehmo Sergheyev\SendTo\My
Documents.mydocs
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\Font Map.txt
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\Project_Log.htm
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\URL Libraries\URLs.htm
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Microsoft Outlook Internet Settings.NICK
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Application
Data\Real\RealOne Player\realplayer.ste
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Temp\TWAIN.LOG
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\GV2ZIP0D\open[1].php
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\SendTo\Compressed
(zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\SendTo\Desktop
(create shortcut).DeskLink
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\SendTo\Mail
Recipient.MAPIMail
Primary, c:\Documents and Settings\Susan Sergheyev\SendTo\My
Documents.mydocs
Primary, c:\IO.SYS
Primary, c:\MSDOS.SYS
Primary, c:\Program Files\Agent\Data\FILTERS.DAT
Primary, c:\Program Files\Agent\Data\FILTERS.IDX
Primary, c:\Program Files\Agent\Data\WORDS.DAT
Primary, c:\Program Files\Agent\Data\WORDS.IDX
Primary, c:\Program Files\Arena\WeitereDateien.TXT
Primary, c:\Program Files\Broderbund\3D Home Architect
5.0\Templates\QtyReport.CDF
Primary, c:\Program Files\Chami\HTML-Kit\Data\Template\Default\blank.css
Primary, c:\Program Files\Chami\HTML-Kit\Data\Template\Default\blank.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Emule\config\AC_ServerMetURLs.dat
Primary, c:\Program Files\Emule\config\adresses.dat
Primary, c:\Program Files\FLStudio4\System\Config\FavPlugins.scr
Primary, c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Uninstall
Information\IEEX.DAT
Primary, c:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro
7\PCache01.JDB
Primary, c:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro
7\PCache02.JDB
Primary, c:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro
7\PSRes\fontextra.map
Primary, c:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools\Logs\cmd cache.dat
Primary, c:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools\Logs\CrashLog.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools\Logs\ErrorLog.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\jv16
PowerTools\Plug-ins\Settings\TempFiles.dat
Primary, c:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools\Settings\CommentSystem.dat
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration\DocumentTypes\NewDocuments\Default.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration\JDBCDrivers\placeholder.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration\Plugins\UnsupportedPlugins.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration\Shared\Common\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration\Shared\MM\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration-1\DocumentTypes\NewDocuments\Default.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration-1\JDBCDrivers\placeholder.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration-1\Plugins\UnsupportedPlugins.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration-1\Shared\Common\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
MX\Configuration-1\Shared\MM\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX
2004\Configuration\DocumentTypes\NewDocuments\Default.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX
2004\Configuration\JDBCDrivers\placeholder.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX
2004\Configuration\Plugins\UnsupportedPlugins.txt
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX
2004\Configuration\Shared\Common\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX
2004\Configuration\Shared\MM\Cache\empty.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\First
Run\Project_Log.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Fireworks MX\First Run\URL
Libraries\URLs.htm
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX\First Run\missfont.map
Primary, c:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\en\First
Run\missfont.map
Primary, c:\Program Files\Microsoft
Ofice\Templates\MseNewFileItems\TEXTFILE.TXT
Primary, c:\Program Files\Security\BHODemon\BHODemon.LOG.XML
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Electrical
Engineering\50.ord
Primary, c:\Program
Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Charting\Flowcharts\10.ord
Primary, c:\Program
Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Charting\Forms\100.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Charting\More
Charts\990.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Charting\Org
Charts & Trees\20.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Charting\Time
Lines\70.ord
Primary, c:\Program
Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Engineering\50.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Floor
Plans\60.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Fun\300.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Maps\200.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Networks\30.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Science\105.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\SmartDraw\Templates\Standard\Software\45.ord
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\Bots.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\CookiesIE.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\CookiesMZ.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\CookiesNS.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\FileExt.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\Links.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\UpdateDL.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.1\Excludes\WaitFor.sbe
Primary, c:\Program Files\SWiSH v2.0\swish2.41s
Primary, c:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Viewpoint Experience
Technology\ComponentRegistry.ini
Primary, c:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Viewpoint Experience
Technology\HostRegistry.ini
Primary, c:\Program Files\xnews\Dontknow.Xnewsrc
Primary, c:\Program Files\xnews\news.west.earthlink.net-Nehmo.newsrc
Primary, c:\Program Files\YC4\Debug.log
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\0.log
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\BWKDLogs\KSUutil.log
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\control.ini
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Debug\oakley.log
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Debug\oakley.log.sav
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Debug\PASSWD.LOG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem1.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem10.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem12.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem2.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem3.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem4.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\inf\oem5.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\coachMB.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\coachMB.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\Cult.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\Cult.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxbda.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxbda.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxdllreg.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxdllreg.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxxp.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\dxxp.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\Iesetup.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\Iesetup.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\ip6fw.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\ip6fw.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\js56nen.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\js56nen.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\mm20.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\mm20.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\mm20ex.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\mm20ex.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem0.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem0.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem10.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem10.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem11.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem11.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem12.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem12.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem13.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem13.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem14.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem14.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem15.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem15.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem16.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem16.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem3.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem3.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem4.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem4.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem5.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem5.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem6.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem6.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem7.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem7.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem8.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem8.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem9.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\oem9.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\p2p.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\p2p.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q330994.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q330994.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q813489.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q813489.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q818529.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q818529.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q822925.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q822925.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q823718-271_winntx.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q823718-271_winntx.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q823718-271_winxpx.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q823718-271_winxpx.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q824145.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q824145.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q828750.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\q828750.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\quartz.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\quartz.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\wm819639.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\wm819639.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\wmexpack.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\INF\wmexpack.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood.Tmp\INF\oem3.inf
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\LastGood.Tmp\INF\oem3.PNF
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\0.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\102854848.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\144057570.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596001.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596002.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596003.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596009.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596015.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596017.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596072.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596087.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596091.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596121.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596124.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94596171.dat
Primary,
c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\ContactLogs\94622198.dat
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Plaxo\Users\1572611938\Outlook\queue.dat
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Sti_Trace.log
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\SendTo\Compressed
(zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\SendTo\Desktop (create
shortcut).DeskLink
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\SendTo\Mail
Recipient.MAPIMail
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\system32\h323log.txt
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\system32\URTTemp\mscoree.dll.local
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$ABCC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$AMJB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$AYUB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$BYUB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$DPKB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$EPKB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$FPKB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$GPKB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$JOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$KOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$LHQB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$LOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$MHQB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$MOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$NOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$OOLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$POLC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$QVYB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$RGLD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$SGLD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$TGLD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$UGLD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$VGLD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$WAPD.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$YACC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$ZACC.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\$ZLJB.AVG
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\spa21.gif
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\spb22.gif
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Temp\T30DebugLogFile.txt
Primary, c:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\iesetup.dir
 
M

marx404

Primary, c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
Primary, c:\CONFIG.SYS

Are those two supposed to be empty?

Those two system files are basically carried over from Winme/98 days. Yes,
they should be there and usually are blank by default install of an XP
system. Some older programs may actually write tot here files when
installed, but newer programs usually dont use them. Do not delete then,
they take up no HD space or resources and as said before may be needed in
the future for any programs that use those files.

marx404
 
P

Pauline Johnson

Windows Home XP (SP1)

I used JV16 power tools to find zero-length files. I also have some
other programs, like System Mechanic 4, that can do the same thing. I
tried, but couldn't do it with Windows Explorer, searching for zero KB
size files.

Anyway, are any of these files worth keeping? Here's the list (I already
deleted some obviously useless zero length files):

[syntax: Computer, Filename ]

Primary, c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
Primary, c:\CONFIG.SYS
..... snip .....
Click to expand...


Go to:-

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article07-036

Do I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?

Windows 95 and 98:
..... snip .....
Click to expand...
Windows Me, 2000, and XP:
These files aren't used at all in Windows Me, 2000, and XP, and can be
safely deleted.
 
C

CB

|| Windows Home XP (SP1)
||
|| I used JV16 power tools to find zero-length files. I also have some
|| other programs, like System Mechanic 4, that can do the same thing. I
|| tried, but couldn't do it with Windows Explorer, searching for zero
|| KB size files.
||
|| Anyway, are any of these files worth keeping? Here's the list (I
|| already deleted some obviously useless zero length files):
||
|| [syntax: Computer, Filename ]
||
|| Primary, c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
|| Primary, c:\CONFIG.SYS
||
|| Are those two supposed to be empty?

Yes:-(

Not required as XP is not underpinned to DOS.

No problem there is nothing in 'em. So deleting them serves no purpose. Xp
has it's own compatibility mode for Dos based programmes anyway "HeHe"

CB
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

CB said:
Nehmo Sergheyev said:
Windows Home XP (SP1)

I used JV16 power tools to find zero-length files. I also have some
other programs, like System Mechanic 4, that can do the same thing.
I tried, but couldn't do it with Windows Explorer, searching for
zero KB size files.

Anyway, are any of these files worth keeping? Here's the list (I
already deleted some obviously useless zero length files):

[syntax: Computer, Filename ]

Primary, c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
Primary, c:\CONFIG.SYS

Are those two supposed to be empty?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Yes:-(

Not required as XP is not underpinned to DOS.

No problem there is nothing in 'em. So deleting them serves no
purpose.
Click to expand...

BWHAHAHAHAAHAH!
 

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