USER.EXE in System Directory Has Date of Installation

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q84148
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If you are troubleshooting and searching for files in the Windows and Windows SYSTEM subdirectory using file dates, you may notice that USER.EXE does not have a date of 3/10/92. USER.EXE has the date of the installation (setup) because the customer name or company information is recorded in this file. The file is not corrupted. The size is always 264016. The name input cannot exceed 30 characters.

KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: winboot
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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