Why were changed dates of Windows, System32?

[Guest Levlg]

I have WinXP + SP2 + avast, everything works properly for 4 years

approximately. Suddenly I noticed that the dates of some folders were

changed to the current or recent. There were changed dates of Windows,

System32 and a few non-system folders. But, for example, date of the

Documents and Settings was not changed, it's 2004. I thought these dates are

dates of folder creation. Is it not true?

Why this happens?

Thank you

Lev

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Why were changed dates of Windows, System32?

 

Windows XP has this annoying habit of updating the folder modified date if

you modify any of the files contained within that folder, which is most

annoying. (I even tried the alleged registry fix for this, but it still

doesn't prevent the folder date from being modified (i.e. being updated to

the last file change made within the folder)

 

Levlg wrote:

> I have WinXP + SP2 + avast, everything works properly for 4 years

> approximately. Suddenly I noticed that the dates of some folders were

> changed to the current or recent. There were changed dates of Windows,

> System32 and a few non-system folders. But, for example, date of the

> Documents and Settings was not changed, it's 2004. I thought these dates

> are

> dates of folder creation. Is it not true?

> Why this happens?

> Thank you

> Lev

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Why were changed dates of Windows, System32?

 

If anyone has found a solution for this, I'd like to hear about it!

> Windows XP has this annoying habit of updating the folder modified date if

> you modify any of the files contained within that folder, which is most

> annoying. (I even tried the alleged registry fix for this, but it still

> doesn't prevent the folder date from being modified (i.e. being updated to

> the last file change made within the folder)

>

> Levlg wrote:

>> I have WinXP + SP2 + avast, everything works properly for 4 years

>> approximately. Suddenly I noticed that the dates of some folders were

>> changed to the current or recent. There were changed dates of Windows,

>> System32 and a few non-system folders. But, for example, date of the

>> Documents and Settings was not changed, it's 2004. I thought these dates

>> are

>> dates of folder creation. Is it not true?

>> Why this happens?

>> Thank you

>> Lev