I'm running Win XP Pro with security through AVG antivirus, Spybot, AdAware, and
Kerio firewall. Recently I have noticed 22 files in my temp directory, of the
form JET****.tmp (eg JET8A3E.tmp etc). If I try to delete them Windows tells me
they are in use, but I'm not aware of any application running. My security
applications don't flag anything.

Are they a problem? If so, how do I fix it? If they're benign, what are they?
Help, please.
Dave Gillingham
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Dave Gillingham wrote:

> I'm running Win XP Pro with security through AVG antivirus, Spybot,
> AdAware, and
> Kerio firewall. Recently I have noticed 22 files in my temp
> directory, of the
> form JET****.tmp (eg JET8A3E.tmp etc). If I try to delete them
> Windows tells me
> they are in use, but I'm not aware of any application running. My
> security applications don't flag anything.

They are files connected with the Microsoft JET Engine, used for
databases.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso...atabase_Engine

So don't worry about it.

Malke
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Dave Gillingham wrote:
> I'm running Win XP Pro with security through AVG antivirus, Spybot, AdAware, and
> Kerio firewall. Recently I have noticed 22 files in my temp directory, of the
> form JET****.tmp (eg JET8A3E.tmp etc). If I try to delete them Windows tells me
> they are in use, but I'm not aware of any application running. My security
> applications don't flag anything.

Take a look at Process Explorer from Sysinternals. It will tell you what
program is holding those files open.

http://www.sysinternals.com/

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:33:00 -0800 from Jerry Baker
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> Take a look at Process Explorer from Sysinternals. It will tell you what
> program is holding those files open.
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/

I like Process Explorer, but how do you get that information from it?
None of the menu selections seemed relevant when I checked them just
now. And the help index contains nothing beginning with "open" or
"file".

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http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Stan Brown wrote:
> I like Process Explorer, but how do you get that information from it?
> None of the menu selections seemed relevant when I checked them just
> now. And the help index contains nothing beginning with "open" or
> "file".

You're looking for file handles. A file handle is the way a program
"handles" a file that it has open. Search for "jet" under file handles
and see what turns up.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:52:57 -0800 from Jerry Baker
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> Stan Brown wrote:
> > I like Process Explorer, but how do you get that information from it?
> > None of the menu selections seemed relevant when I checked them just
> > now. And the help index contains nothing beginning with "open" or
> > "file".
>
> You're looking for file handles. A file handle is the way a program
> "handles" a file that it has open. Search for "jet" under file handles
> and see what turns up.

Thanks for the reply. I must be missing something obvious, but I
can't find how to display a list of file handles. Can you point out
what I'm missing? (Is this perhaps a recent feature? I've got release
9.25.)

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Stan Brown wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. I must be missing something obvious, but I
> can't find how to display a list of file handles. Can you point out
> what I'm missing? (Is this perhaps a recent feature? I've got release
> 9.25.)

There is no list. Go to the menu bar at the top of the program and
select Find -> Find Handle. Type in "jet" without the quotes and search.
Find the file in question in the list of results.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:38:46 -0800 from Jerry Baker
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> Stan Brown wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply. I must be missing something obvious, but I
> > can't find how to display a list of file handles. Can you point out
> > what I'm missing? (Is this perhaps a recent feature? I've got release
> > 9.25.)
>
> There is no list. Go to the menu bar at the top of the program and
> select Find -> Find Handle. Type in "jet" without the quotes and search.
> Find the file in question in the list of results.

Thanks! That, I understand.

I'll drop the author a note suggesting an update to the help file.
He's amazingly responsive, considering this is free software.

And just to review, for anyone who doesn't have it -- Process
Explorer is at
http://www.sysinternals.com/Processe...Utilities.html
along with a lot of other useful utilities including Autoruns.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Thank you both for your response. Turns out, when I recently installed Roxio
Easy Media Creator 8, it unilaterally concluded I wanted some part of it running
at all times. The temp files are owned by RoxMediaDB.exe. What is particularly
annoying is that I use PC Magazine's Startup Cop for Win XP to keep tabs on that
sort of thing - and it doesn't show in the list!

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:24:15 +1000, Dave Gillingham
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm running Win XP Pro with security through AVG antivirus, Spybot, AdAware, and
>Kerio firewall. Recently I have noticed 22 files in my temp directory, of the
>form JET****.tmp (eg JET8A3E.tmp etc). If I try to delete them Windows tells me
>they are in use, but I'm not aware of any application running. My security
>applications don't flag anything.
>
>Are they a problem? If so, how do I fix it? If they're benign, what are they?
>Help, please.
>Dave Gillingham
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Dave Gillingham
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