GARBAGE IN C:\WINDOWS !!

[RAHUL GHOSH]

Every time i connect/login to the internet, couple of .tmp
files (names starting with 'f' like fa707f5f_{F93287FC-
65EE-4612-8852-C5AAE0AC9E0D}.tmp) of 0kb size are
autogenerated in the "C:\WINDOWS" folder..
In this way, the C:\WINDOWS folder is getting garbaged
with such .tmp files upon every internet login..Previously
this was not happening in my system.. What to do to
stop/prevent this autogeneration of these .tmp files???
Please suggest..
N.B--these .tmp files ARE NOT the temporary internet files
within "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files" folder...

Rahul..

 

[Ron Martell]

Every time i connect/login to the internet, couple of .tmp
files (names starting with 'f' like fa707f5f_{F93287FC-
65EE-4612-8852-C5AAE0AC9E0D}.tmp) of 0kb size are
autogenerated in the "C:\WINDOWS" folder..
In this way, the C:\WINDOWS folder is getting garbaged
with such .tmp files upon every internet login..Previously
this was not happening in my system.. What to do to
stop/prevent this autogeneration of these .tmp files???
Please suggest..
N.B--these .tmp files ARE NOT the temporary internet files
within "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files" folder...

Rahul..

Got any Norton products installed on your computer?


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[RAHUL GHOSH]

yeah, norton antivirus... but why is it so happening???
rahul...

 

[David Candy]

You sure you are running XP as this is a known ME problem.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Every time i connect/login to the internet, couple of .tmp
files (names starting with 'f' like fa707f5f_{F93287FC-
65EE-4612-8852-C5AAE0AC9E0D}.tmp) of 0kb size are
autogenerated in the "C:\WINDOWS" folder..
In this way, the C:\WINDOWS folder is getting garbaged
with such .tmp files upon every internet login..Previously
this was not happening in my system.. What to do to
stop/prevent this autogeneration of these .tmp files???
Please suggest..

Got any Norton products installed on your computer?

yeah, norton antivirus... but why is it so happening???
rahul...

You sure you are running XP as this is a known ME problem.

In another post Rahul stated the machine Dual Boots with Windows ME.

 

[David Candy]

If it's in ME then MDM.exe creates two temp files at startup but doesn't delete them. The computer will stop working sooner or later (when one hits the 64K limit on folder names) if they aren't deleted.

http://www.careyholzman.com/fixes.htm
or
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=c...21/4/38.asp+Q221438+&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_es

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Every time i connect/login to the internet, couple of .tmp
files (names starting with 'f' like fa707f5f_{F93287FC-
65EE-4612-8852-C5AAE0AC9E0D}.tmp) of 0kb size are
autogenerated in the "C:\WINDOWS" folder..
In this way, the C:\WINDOWS folder is getting garbaged
with such .tmp files upon every internet login..Previously
this was not happening in my system.. What to do to
stop/prevent this autogeneration of these .tmp files???
Please suggest..

Got any Norton products installed on your computer?

yeah, norton antivirus... but why is it so happening???
rahul...

You sure you are running XP as this is a known ME problem.

In another post Rahul stated the machine Dual Boots with Windows ME.

If it's in ME then MDM.exe creates two temp files at startup but
doesn't delete them. The computer will stop working sooner or later
(when one hits the 64K limit on folder names) if they aren't deleted.

http://www.careyholzman.com/fixes.htm
or

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=c...21/4/38.asp+Q221438+&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_es


Thanks David - I don't have the problem, but adding more information to my
brain is always a good thing. *grin* As always - friendly and complete.

http://www.careyholzman.com/fixes.htm
( Short Link: http://snipurl.com/87rl )
or
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=c...21/4/38.asp+Q221438+&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_es
( Short Link: http://snipurl.com/87rm )

 

[RDG]

No... as I've mentioned in my first post that i have a
dual boot with XP & ME..This prob is happening when logged
in ME.. But with XP,there is some different prob:--
often there is RPC call and i'm getting disconected and
have to restart my system...
pls advice...

-----Original Message-----
You sure you are running XP as this is a known ME problem.

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[David Candy]

That's a virus.