registery files

[John John - MVP]

What device makes the log and sav files? My system doesn't seem to have
a system.alt on it.

A device? A device usually refers to hardware, the files are generated
by Windows, I don't know the exact calls or functions that are used to
create the files.

My error about the system.alt file, I should not have pasted that
information here.

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 do not maintain a System.alt hive
because NTLDR on those versions of Windows can process the System.log
file to bring up to date a System hive that has become inconsistent
during a shutdown or crash.

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http://live.sysinternals.com/Tools/WindowsInternals-Chapter4.pdf

John