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A location where certian system files are saved.<br />
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Here are the files saved in it<br />
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_hives.asp" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_hives.asp</a><br />
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Glenn
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A location where certian system files are saved.

Here are the files saved in it

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_hives.asp [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_hives.asp]

Glenn

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&quot;sav&quot; files are copies of hive files, as they were at the end of the text-mode stage in Windows setup to save the configuration data should the graphics-mode stage of setup fail. So if setup goes &quot;THUD!&quot; in the graphics-mode stage, the hive data is restored from the &quot;sav&quot; file on restart and only the graphics-mode stage is repeated. 
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"sav" files are copies of hive files, as they were at the end of the text-mode stage in Windows setup to save the configuration data should the graphics-mode stage of setup fail. So if setup goes "THUD!" in the graphics-mode stage, the hive data is restored from the "sav" file on restart and only the graphics-mode stage is repeated.

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Hello SAbboushi =)<br />
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If u are using a Laptop, then u will find a C:\system.sav folder,,,,, and it contains the Laptop Company utilitites in order to relaod them !!!<br />
otherwise on a desktop pc this file is mostly present in C:\Windows\System32\Config<wbr /> !!! <br />
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!! GOOD LUCK !!
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Hello SAbboushi =)

If u are using a Laptop, then u will find a C:\system.sav folder,,,,, and it contains the Laptop Company utilitites in order to relaod them !!!
otherwise on a desktop pc this file is mostly present in C:\Windows\System32\Config !!!

!! GOOD LUCK !!

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SheharyaarSaahil <br />
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Not sure what you mean &quot;the laptop company utilities in order to reload them&quot;. &nbsp;Any further details or links?<br />
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hewittg - I believe the system.sav files you are referring to are located under windows directory, not in the root.
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SheharyaarSaahil

Not sure what you mean "the laptop company utilities in order to reload them".  Any further details or links?

hewittg - I believe the system.sav files you are referring to are located under windows directory, not in the root.

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hmmmmm are u having a Compaq laptop ??
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Good job sheharyaar,<br />
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SA,<br />
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Glad you go what you wanted <br />
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Glenn
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Good job sheharyaar,

SA,

Glad you go what you wanted

Glenn

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Anybody know what the root directory SYSTEM.SAV is used for?
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Anybody know what the root directory SYSTEM.SAV is used for?

What is C:\SYSTEM.SAV directory

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.