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Unusual folder named WINNT created on Windows 10

Unusual folder named WINNT created on Windows 10

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CaptKrazy
Member
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06-06-2016, 12:34 PM
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Hello everyone, so the other day, i noticed that a directory called "WINNT" in the root directory of my F: drive was created. Inside it is a folder called system32, and inside that is a dll called msvcr71.dll. I haven't installed anything on my computer in months since i install everything when i first build my computer. Why was this folder created? And also i though that the "WINNT" folder was last used in Windows 2000
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CaptKrazy
06-06-2016, 12:34 PM #1

Hello everyone, so the other day, i noticed that a directory called "WINNT" in the root directory of my F: drive was created. Inside it is a folder called system32, and inside that is a dll called msvcr71.dll. I haven't installed anything on my computer in months since i install everything when i first build my computer. Why was this folder created? And also i though that the "WINNT" folder was last used in Windows 2000

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Milinia56
Member
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06-13-2016, 08:21 AM
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NT forms the foundation for every Windows release starting from... 2000, and earlier NT versions existed long before Windows 95... though they relied on a prior iteration of the NT kernel. For details, visit the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT
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Milinia56
06-13-2016, 08:21 AM #2

NT forms the foundation for every Windows release starting from... 2000, and earlier NT versions existed long before Windows 95... though they relied on a prior iteration of the NT kernel. For details, visit the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT

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pedro_tkf
Senior Member
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06-14-2016, 06:11 AM
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I'm familiar with the WINNT kernel and its related topics, yet I've never encountered this exact situation before. Other Windows 10 systems I've examined don't display this particular folder.
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pedro_tkf
06-14-2016, 06:11 AM #3

I'm familiar with the WINNT kernel and its related topics, yet I've never encountered this exact situation before. Other Windows 10 systems I've examined don't display this particular folder.