I think you mean the files in the Virtual store (virtualized files)

C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Some Folder
and
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows


Is there a specific reason you need to know? Vista automatically uses these files.

>Where are the "shadow files" in Vista located?
>By "shadow files" I mean the temporary files (config files) that Vista creates and uses instead of the files that I instruct Vista to use.
>Is there an official term for "shadow files"?
>
>Thanks,
>Einar