Microsoft Office Fast Find – MSCREATE.DIR

Mscreate.dir is a directory index file. It is created in the by Microsoft Office if you have the "Fast find" feature turned on. When you install Office, a program called Find Fast is added to the Control Panel. When you start your computer, the Office program located in the Startup folder automatically runs Find Fast. When Find Fast runs, it creates a hidden index on each of the hard disk drives on your computer. These indexes contain words, titles, and OLE properties for each file on that drive. The indexes help speed up finding and opening files when you use the Advanced Find and Open commands in the Office programs.

If running WinPatrol 10.x or later, you may see this file in your Hidden Files list. While it's safe to remove, it will simply be recreated automatically. If you want to get rid of it entirely, you'll need to turn off Fast Find. Instructions for doing so can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199787.

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