what are the system files for windows 2000?

Answer 1

The system files are "hidden" on your hard drive, but you can make them viewable by going into any Windows Explorer window, click on the Tools menu, then select Folder Option. A dialog box with several tabs appears. Select the View Tab. Go to the middle section and you will find a list of items which affects you file system. Go to the section which pertains to Hidden files and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders". When you click OK the system will now show all hidden files and folders on your system. Go into Windows Explorer and use the File Tree to begin searching for these folders and files. You can easily tell which ones were hidden as they have a sort of "ghost"like appearance, rather translucant in appearance like they are only half there.

These folders and files are hidden to protect them from inexperianced users inedvertently changing or deleting them. They are very important to the proper running of your system and if changed or messed with can create dire situations that the computer may not be able to recover from.

Before you browse these hidden folders and files set a System Restore Point via the System Restore program. You can access this in your Help Applet on your Start Menu or via the Control Panel. Make sure you give your restore point a descriptive name so you can easily tell what it was set for. If anything goes wrong while you browse these folders and files boot go and use the restore point to take your system back to a time when they had not been messed with. If you find you are unable to boot normally into Windows, then boot into Safe Mode by slowly clicking F8 right after the Manufacturers Logo vanishes off the screen. If you miss the safe mode entry, then restart the system and try again. Make sure you select Safe Mode. When you press Enter you will see a bunch of numbers and letters flashing accross the screen this is normal so don't panic. It is the minimum drivers and programs needed to run safe mode. Just click Administrator when you get to the Safe Mode Welcome Screen, put in the passoword if there is one, other wise just click administrator and this will load the adminstrator account. There you can access the System Restore and set the computer back in time to before the hidden files and folders were unhidden and made accessable to others and whatever went wrong went wrong.

Good luck and don't worry, it is easy to view these folders and files without hurting them, just use caution and common sense when doing so. Please be carefull to not accidently delete or change anything in these folders.

Now, you may come accross an access denied to some of the system folders and files. These are the Super Hidden Folders and Files on your system the most crucial ones which can really burn your system if altered in any way, shape or form. You can access them by clicking the link provided, but be sure you know what you are doing. I strongly reccomend you leave these alone, don't even view them. They are not for the use of normal users but for technicians and the very experianced users.

Good luck and have a great day!

Answer 2

System file are the files that helps the system to run at startup and function properly. All the important functions of windows are handle by them. Few of important fuctions of system files are: to choose which operating system to load, in case u have more then one on ur hard drive; to upload all the drivers at startup, to load the startup programs, to detect the network or internet at startup and also once window is loaded, its system files job to make sure that your 2000 is stable, up and running all the time. Few of the files that fulfill the above fuctions are config.sys, io.sys, msdos.sys, ntdetect.com, ntldr (or ntldr.sys).

Answer 3

Hi!

config.sys, io.sys, msdos.sys, ntdetect.com, ntldr (or ntldr.sys) just to name a few! They reside on the root of your Windows drive. There is also a bunch of files in your Windows folder (directory).

Good luck!

Answer 4

the numerous reason? i don't think of there's a "significant" reason, yet all of those motives are contributors. also, NTFS report structures can probable be accessed by technique of a Linux gadget.