On a general search of my new comp I see a huge amount of 'Res'???

[RetroJay]

Hi Peeps.

On my new comp I did a general search for 'Pictures and Photos' (using all of the 'More advanced options')  and was supprised to find
a shed load of things that pointed to a 'Res' folder (or things that had res in the line).

I am confussed. My last comp never gave me all of these 'res' results.

All of my pics and photos that I have appear as do all pics of games and programs I have installed.
I just don't understand this 'Res' thing as you can't do anything with them (View them or anything else).

Is this normal or have I got a problem with my new comp?

Thanks.
Jay.

[TerranRich]

Where exactly is this "Res" folder?

[RetroJay]

Hi TerranRich.

Well on alot of the files it just says 'res/commandimagelist/'.
However... There are alot of files that start differently but have 'res' in the line somewhere.

I don't know if this helps?

[TerranRich]

First of all, is it a Mac or Windows computer?

If Windows, where exactly is this folder? Is it something like "C:\Windows\res"?

[RetroJay]

It's a Windows comp.

I also have more info now.

I just found some 'res' folders that say there located within the (Archive Root Directory). This is all it says. I can't find the location through windows explorer.
Also there are other 'res' folders to do with other locations aswell.
I haven't done anything with them. I guess they should be there then.
           
There are just so many of them.
I never got all these results on my last comp.

Sorry if I have wasted your time. But thankyou for your help.

Jay.

[Snarky]

They're probably to do with Windows restore points. Like, system backups. You might be able to change your OS settings if they're taking up too much space.

[juncmodule]

Googling 'res/commandimagelist/' brought up a crap load of references to Open Office. Looks like a bunch of icons. I don't believe it is tied specifically to Open Office itself, but perhaps a open library of icons used in several software packages.

BTW, which Windows OS? XP, Vista, 7?

EDIT: A little more googling reveals that these are most likely resource packages. They will most likely contain images, which is why they are showing up on a picture search I guess. That is assuming that you mean they have a ".res" extension. There may be a chance that for some reason the search tool is returning results from within these packages, accounting for the large number and inability to find an actual location.

later,
-junc

[RetroJay]

Hi there Juncmodule.

Sorry it's taken me ages to get back to you. I have been away for a while with no access to a comp.

My O.S. Is windows XP Home.

Yes. I do have 'Open office' on my comp.
Also I don't know if this helps but when I run a search for 'pictures, Music or videos'
I check the 'Pictures and photos' area but leave the other areas blank (Including the type in areas).
Also I check all of the 'advanced Features'.

Is this where I am going wrong?
However I used to do the same on my last comp and I never got all of the 'res' results.

Thank you all for your help.

Jay.