php.ini file is missing but php works

i ran the commmand C:\>dir php.ini/s and got this output Directory of C:\Data\downloads\web related\try\php-4.0.6-Win32\pear\tests 07/25/2000 01:55a 43 php.ini 1 File(s) 43 bytes Directory of C:\programs\php-4.0.6\pear\tests 07/25/2000 01:55a 43 php.ini 1 File(s) 43 bytes Total Files Listed: 2 File(s) 86 bytes 0 Dir(s) 7,631,298,560 bytes free Out of the two found, they are both the same, one is just storage, other one is actually with the pear, I dunno what pear is. but my setup( php_config() function ) is telling me i have a php.ini in the C:\>WINNT directory. Thanks in adance for help. Pritpal Dhaliwal