The PIF file

The PIF extension shows to a file, that means a “program information file”. A system file, that windows uses since it...

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Thumbs.db file

Have you ever been looking around on your Windows XP computer and have found a mysterious little file called Thumbs.db? Chances are,...

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Explaining the win386.swp file

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...

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About the rundll.exe or rundll...

Located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 the ‘rundll’ file makes possible to run a DLL file as an application placing...

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Introducing the Windows svchos...

Also known as Generic Host Process for Win32 Services the svchost.exe file is used by the Windows OS to load ‘DLL’ files...

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Helping you out with the boot....

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...

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The io.sys file

The ‘io.sys’ file is a hidden system file and it is being used to load the operating system when the computer starts...

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About the autoexec.bat file

It is the acronym for automatically executed batch file which is used in MS-DOS and early versions of Windows like Windows 3.1 and...

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What are batch files

Definition: A batch file is a simple text file with a series of commands which are executed whenever the file is being run either...

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