File tmpExt.txt won't go away.

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Hello All:

Recently, I noticed a file in my root directory that I hadn't seen
before. The filename is shown as tmpExt.txt. It increases in size
about 2K each time I right click on any item. Using Filemon, I found
that this file is created by explorer.exe. It just keeps growing and
apparently has no size limit. Does anyone know the purpose of this
file and how to turn off its generation? I googled it and also
checked the MS knowledge base, but turned up nothing.

The clip below reflects typical file content.

Regards,

][ce

0)In DLLMain, DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
1)In DllGetClassObject
2)CShellExtClassFactory::CShellExtClassFactory()
3)CShellExtClassFactory::QueryInterface()
4)CShellExtClassFactory::CreateInstance()
5)CShellExt::CShellExt()
6)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
7)CShellExt::AddRef(0)
8)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
9)CShellExt::Release(1)
10)CShellExtClassFactory::~CShellExtClassFactory()
11)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
12)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
13)CShellExt::Release(1)
14)CShellExt::Initialize()
15)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IContextMenu
16)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
17)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
18)Really unknown
19)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
20)Really unknown
21)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
22)CMF_NORMAL...
23)CShellExt::AddRef(2)
24)CShellExt::Release(2)
25)CShellExt::Release(1)
26)In DllGetClassObject
27)CShellExtClassFactory::CShellExtClassFactory()
28)CShellExtClassFactory::QueryInterface()
29)CShellExtClassFactory::CreateInstance()
30)CShellExt::CShellExt()
31)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
32)CShellExt::AddRef(0)
33)CShellExtClassFactory::~CShellExtClassFactory()
34)CShellExt::Initialize()
35)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IContextMenu
36)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
37)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
38)Really unknown
39)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
40)Really unknown
41)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
42)CMF_VERBSONLY...
43)CShellExt::Initialize()
44)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
45)Really unknown
46)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
47)Really unknown
48)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
49)CMF_VERBSONLY...
50)CShellExt::Initialize()
 
Oh yes, I neglected to mention that I can delete the file without any
difficulty, but it just recreates itself.

][ce

Hello All:

Recently, I noticed a file in my root directory that I hadn't seen
before. The filename is shown as tmpExt.txt. It increases in size
about 2K each time I right click on any item. Using Filemon, I found
that this file is created by explorer.exe. It just keeps growing and
apparently has no size limit. Does anyone know the purpose of this
file and how to turn off its generation? I googled it and also
checked the MS knowledge base, but turned up nothing.

The clip below reflects typical file content.

Regards,

][ce

0)In DLLMain, DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
1)In DllGetClassObject
2)CShellExtClassFactory::CShellExtClassFactory()
3)CShellExtClassFactory::QueryInterface()
4)CShellExtClassFactory::CreateInstance()
5)CShellExt::CShellExt()
6)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
7)CShellExt::AddRef(0)
8)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
9)CShellExt::Release(1)
10)CShellExtClassFactory::~CShellExtClassFactory()
11)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
12)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
13)CShellExt::Release(1)
14)CShellExt::Initialize()
15)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IContextMenu
16)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
17)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
18)Really unknown
19)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
20)Really unknown
21)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
22)CMF_NORMAL...
23)CShellExt::AddRef(2)
24)CShellExt::Release(2)
25)CShellExt::Release(1)
26)In DllGetClassObject
27)CShellExtClassFactory::CShellExtClassFactory()
28)CShellExtClassFactory::QueryInterface()
29)CShellExtClassFactory::CreateInstance()
30)CShellExt::CShellExt()
31)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IShellExtInit
32)CShellExt::AddRef(0)
33)CShellExtClassFactory::~CShellExtClassFactory()
34)CShellExt::Initialize()
35)CShellExt::QueryInterface()==>IID_IContextMenu
36)CShellExt::AddRef(1)
37)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
38)Really unknown
39)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
40)Really unknown
41)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
42)CMF_VERBSONLY...
43)CShellExt::Initialize()
44)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
45)Really unknown
46)CShellExt::QueryInterface::==>Unknown Interface!
47)Really unknown
48)CShellExt::QueryContextMenu()
49)CMF_VERBSONLY...
50)CShellExt::Initialize()
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Replied to [][ce]s message :
Hello All:

Recently, I noticed a file in my root directory that I hadn't seen
before. The filename is shown as tmpExt.txt. It increases in size
about 2K each time I right click on any item. Using Filemon, I found
that this file is created by explorer.exe. It just keeps growing and
apparently has no size limit. Does anyone know the purpose of this
file and how to turn off its generation? I googled it and also
checked the MS knowledge base, but turned up nothing.
Click to expand...


Try :
Install ShellExView [Google for it]
Open it and disable all items that have "*", "Folder", "Directory" or
"AllFileSystemObjects" in their "File Extensions" column.
Delete the txt file and see if it appears again.
If not, Enable the disabled items one by one until you found the item that is causing
problem.
 
Replied to [][ce]s message :
Hello All:

Recently, I noticed a file in my root directory that I hadn't seen
before. The filename is shown as tmpExt.txt. It increases in size
about 2K each time I right click on any item. Using Filemon, I found
that this file is created by explorer.exe. It just keeps growing and
apparently has no size limit. Does anyone know the purpose of this
file and how to turn off its generation? I googled it and also
checked the MS knowledge base, but turned up nothing.
Click to expand...


Try :
Install ShellExView [Google for it]
Open it and disable all items that have "*", "Folder", "Directory" or
"AllFileSystemObjects" in their "File Extensions" column.
Delete the txt file and see if it appears again.
If not, Enable the disabled items one by one until you found the item that is causing
problem.
Click to expand...

Ayush:

Thanks for the tip. The problem turned out to be an app that I
recently upgraded; BCWipe 3.08. It appears on the context menu
whenever I right click. When I deinstalled it, the problem
disappeared. When I reinstalled, the problem returned. I fell back
to version 3.07.6, and now all is happy again.

Thanks again.

Regards,

][ce
 
Replied to [][ce]s message :
Ayush:

Thanks for the tip. The problem turned out to be an app that I
recently upgraded; BCWipe 3.08. It appears on the context menu
whenever I right click. When I deinstalled it, the problem
disappeared. When I reinstalled, the problem returned. I fell back
to version 3.07.6, and now all is happy again.

Thanks again.
Click to expand...

LOL.. and that program is for deleting files..

Glad to know that.. and you are welcome...
 

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