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I'd like to see a database for the Windows family of OS's, which lists as many of those cryptic filenames as possible, and for each, gives a summary of what they do.
For example what is ASFSIPC.DLL and what is its function, What types of function does it affect or play a part in ?
There must
be many tens of thousands more!!!
DLL Help
http://support.micr...fo.asp&SD=MSDN&FR=0 It's fer yer Media Player [thumbwax, Oct 04 2004]
My Computer, My Files!
http://www.halfbake...er_2c_20My_20Files! a related idea [krelnik, Oct 04 2004]
Settlement Program Interfaces
http://msdn.microso...ml/api-overview.asp [sdm, Oct 04 2004]
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I have two copies of ASFSIPC.DLL, one in WINNT\SYSTEM32, the other in WINNT\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE. Do I know what they do? No, not a clue. Do I care? Absolutely not. There is such a thing as too much information. If you *really* want to know, ask Microsoft. |
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Microsoft doesn't want you to know. Windows does *everything* for you. They know best. Now just buy all of their software to solve all the problems in your life. |
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OK, so it's dull. OK, it's boring. But it is potentially useful. The DLL help system linked by thumb doesn't actually tell you anything about what the file does. Croissant for suggesting an IMDB for system geeks. |
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A nice idea but [Jinbish] is right, Microsoft doesn't want you to know. Its taken years and a court order to compel Microsoft to release information on the inner-workings of but a few APIs [see link]. |
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Until then you'll just have to be happy with "it's fer yer Media Player." |
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I don't think Microsoft knows what half of that crap is for anymore. |
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ASFSIPC.DLL? My first guess would be Active streaming format -something- Inter Process communication .DLL
Once youve been with windows long enough you can figure out these things.If youre desparate open the dll /exe in a text editor and look for plain text messages ; youll find some clue as to what the dll/exe does |
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