Not every movie file on the Internet has the same file type. Windows Media files are different than QuickTime movies, which are not the same as Real media files. Each format has specific uses and run through specific programs. Here are some of the most common movie file types you will find on the Internet.
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Many times, when you are running a virus checker on a windows machine, a file called csrss.exe will pop up and the end prompt and show that it is infected. You don't really know what this file does, or if you need it. It looks like a Trojan or a virus. You say to yourself […]

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If you see this file on your computer, you should not be worried. This is one of the files that Windows needs to run. It is one of the system files that you should have on your computer, and you should not delete it.
Normally it is located in the c:\windows\system32 or c:\winnt\system32 directory and can […]

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Database files are used to store different information about what files or information are you using on your computer. Most of them are hidden files, so you do not even see them when you browse through your directories with Windows Explorer, because they are hidden and not showed by Windows by default. You can change […]

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The PIF extension shows to a file, that means a “program information file”. A system file, that windows uses since it was created. It was meant to to store information on how to run programs. They are still used in the Windows that we use now, but the file is one of those witch you […]

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Have you ever been looking around on your Windows XP computer and have found a mysterious little file called Thumbs.db? Chances are, you have. And there is an even larger chance that you do not know what this file does, if you need it or not, and how to remove it.
The purpose of this file […]

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The win386.swp file is a system file that is used by the Windows environment for the virtual memory. This means, that it uses your hard drive as if it would be another memory in your system. Using this means, that your computer will run faster and better. Windows will write into this file data, that […]

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Located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 the ‘rundll’ file makes possible to run a DLL file as an application placing its libraries in the memory for better performance.
A few examples the rundll32.exe file can do to execute some commands in command prompt:
- creating shortcut - locking Windows workstation - log off, restart or/and shutdown the computer […]

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Also known as Generic Host Process for Win32 Services the svchost.exe file is used by the Windows OS to load ‘DLL’ files needed to run the Operating System on your computer.
It can handle 32-bit DLLs and checks the services from the registry making a list of all the services which are needed to be loaded […]

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First of all we would like to let you know what the boot.ini file is, where it is located, what is its purpose and so on. The boot.ini file is an initialization file used by the Microsoft operating systems and it is located in the root of the primary partition where the system is installed. […]

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