TEMP Problems

Hi anybody............,

recently I have and still am having a problem with a temp file that will not go away.
It's C:\windows/temp/CS.... followed by a lot of numbers

I have tried to delete it but they are all locked.
I've tried EE, Norton, etc and they are unable to see it off.
It even screws up my settings reporting an erronous size and I'm fedup with it.
Does anyone know what it is or what is causing it.
I'd be very grateful for any help in getting rid of this.
I'm running XP Pro.

billo

 

Try booting into Safe Mode and deleting it.

 

Hi Da Chicken,

just picked this up.
Safe mode didn't help.
I deleted it in safe mode and when I restarted in normal it was still there.

Don't know what caused them but they are a pain in the A..
Several times I have to reboot by hitting restart button and always the size of them is invalid.
They all beginas follows:-
C;\windows\temp C....or CS.... and there are 101 in my system, a total of 5.9 Mb. They don't seem to affect any operating modes but I just can't get shot of them.
The trouble is I don't know what they are!
If you've any other ideas I'd be very grateful

Many thanks again

billo

 

Try gipo@move on boot
Scroll to the bottom of the page to were it says Old Version (Freeware) .

 

Try these 3, if previous suggestion does not work.

CrapCleaner, aka CCleaner. www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4191

EmpTemp www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1575
Cleanup! www.stevengould.org/

If you haven't already got them, you should install and run them daily to clean up all the crap that gathers after each net session. Bazza

PS: Cleanup! from MG is a different shareware program, and not the same as the one listed above. Baz

 

Hey Bazza,every time I have tried ccleaner I have screwed something up. I know it is an excellent program because so many people here recommend it Any hints on what I may be doing wrong. bchivers

 

I have recently seen this exact problem, also. Right down to the 101 files. They can be deleted in safe mode, but they always come back at every reboot. In fact, they are replaced with a new set of files at each reboot. The date/time is always the boot time. The files are locked by another process or person and can not be deleted.

Since I am able to delete them, but they come back, it is more important to determine what is creating them.

Ad-Aware SE, Webroot Spysweeper and Norton AV 2005 all report the system to be clean. I can't identify any unusual processes in Task Manager.

Has anyone else seen this this problem and or found its cause?

Steve

 

Here is a list of the first five files. Anyone know what they are?

CS1F9D9E59-575A-4CF0-B674-37F9C37A7D2D.tmp
CS2D120630-AD7E-4016-BA2D-7536D15378F0.tmp
CS3C2351CA-F1B3-4B62-9DC9-FDDF1EE2E1CC.tmp
CS3CF5121A-F650-454F-AE58-C85DAF3730D7.tmp
CS3E79165D-E446-4062-958C-F09EADC4795F.tmp

I have a sneaky suspicion that I have been invaded too.