What is C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\?

[M Skabialka]

What is the purpose of multiple files like:

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl\CollectedData_1496.xml

which accumulate daily on my PC? Are they good news or bad news?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Mich,

This is normal. Read below for more information.

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q308549/

System Information in Windows XP provides a new view of changes to the computer. Rather than a separate history view for each category as was shown in Windows 98, Windows XP enables you to view all changes to the computer since a certain date, and time.

The history information is provided in the same three main categories that were provided in the Standard view: Hardware Resources, Components and Software Environment. History Information is provided by WMI, and is stored in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) data files located in Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Datacoll.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


What is the purpose of multiple files like:

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl\CollectedData_1496.xml

which accumulate daily on my PC? Are they good news or bad news?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[M Skabialka]

Thanks

Mich,

This is normal. Read below for more information.

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q308549/

System Information in Windows XP provides a new view of changes to the
computer. Rather than a separate history view for each category as was shown
in Windows 98, Windows XP enables you to view all changes to the computer
since a certain date, and time.

The history information is provided in the same three main categories that
were provided in the Standard view: Hardware Resources, Components and
Software Environment. History Information is provided by WMI, and is stored
in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) data files located in
Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Datacoll.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


What is the purpose of multiple files like:

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl\CollectedData_1496.xml

which accumulate daily on my PC? Are they good news or bad news?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome!

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks

Mich,

This is normal. Read below for more information.

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q308549/

System Information in Windows XP provides a new view of changes to the
computer. Rather than a separate history view for each category as was shown
in Windows 98, Windows XP enables you to view all changes to the computer
since a certain date, and time.

The history information is provided in the same three main categories that
were provided in the Standard view: Hardware Resources, Components and
Software Environment. History Information is provided by WMI, and is stored
in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) data files located in
Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Datacoll.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


What is the purpose of multiple files like:

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl\CollectedData_1496.xml

which accumulate daily on my PC? Are they good news or bad news?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[mjhun03]

i also have an error pop up during start up about pchealth..

c:\windows\pchealth\dllhost.exe is not valid win32 application!

what should i do to fix the problem?

windows xp sp2 version 2002!