Unknown files in System32 Folder

While browsing around in my Windows Explorer I found 66 files (155 Megs) of files with .bac extension. All files begin ROxxxx.bac. Also have 72 files with the same file numbers to start but are ROxxxx.tmp.log and are all 0 byte files.

Anyone know what this madness is?

 

They are all dated 8/14/2004. My everest Home Edition says that is the date I installed my operating system. If I remember right I reinstalled XP Pro with sp2 slipstreamed to it about that time. The BAC files have been modified on the date the .tmp.log files were created.

I open the BAC files in Wordpad and it is all machine code (I guess) with a bunch of squares and occasional words that can be read.

 

Bill,
Check the info HERE . Do you have the 'backup' software mentioned? Are you using some utility (i.e. a registry cleaner, etc.) that may be making back up files? Looks like it should be a backup file of some type (although most backup programs use .bak as an extension). Maybe use Steve's 'temp file' suggestion and move them all to a *holding* folder, then if there are no problems (after a reasonable amount of time), you could safely delete them (if you so choose). Another thought would be put them in a holding folder and see if any more turn up in the old location, then maybe you could trace them to a specific program that had been recently used. HTH

B

 

mystery solved

I moved all the .bac and tmp.log files to another directory.

Long story short----I ran Registry Compressor and new .bac and .tmp.log files were added to the System32 folder.

Registry Compressor is a program I got from InfiniSource.

 

Good deal...

Bill,
Glad you got it straightened out. Sometimes the process of tracking down an *odd* file is like trying to find the proverbial 'needle in the haystack'.

B