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10-06-2005, 02:29 PM
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Too Many Files In System32 Folder
Hi All:
My PC started slowing down, I ran Defrag, no help. I ran the following RegClean, AGV Scan, SpyBot, SpywareBlaster, BlackLight, Ad-Aware SE, and hijackthis, nothing showed up. I went to Panda and Trend Micro and did a scan, nothing found. My System32 folder has 1.25Gb of files, and it looks like to me that it has a bunch of files that I've never seen before, they start from 1A00.tmp to FFF.tmp, looks like maybe 100,000 files or more, can't even scroll to see them all. Also when I ran the Panda Scan, it wouldn't go past 48UMicro.dll in System32 folder, but then it said it was finished, and that it didn't find any problems. Have I picked up something new that can't be detected yet? Sure would appreciate your help, and thanks ahead of time on this. Bill Lane OS: Win XP Pro
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10-06-2005, 02:38 PM
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I would use command prompt and go to that folder and type
del *.tmp
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10-06-2005, 03:03 PM
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Hi ktkendall:
I went to Start, Run and typed in command promp, and it opened C:\Windows\System32\Command.com, I typed in ... C:\Windows\System32\del*.tmp I received this message "The System cannot find the path specified". What am I doing wrong? Last edited by Bill Lane; 10-06-2005 at 04:15 PM. |
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10-06-2005, 04:26 PM
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Hi ktkendall:
I went to Start, Run and typed in command promp, and it opened C:\Windows\System32\Command.com, I typed in ... C:\Windows\System32\del*.tmp I received this message "The System cannot find the path specified. What am I doing wrong? |
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10-06-2005, 05:31 PM
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Start/Run, then type in: CMD
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10-06-2005, 06:23 PM
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Hi Corky:
That gave me ... C:\My Documents Settings\William Lane/ with a flashing cursor. I couldn't enter anything, couldn't get the C: prompt by it's self. The only thing it would let me do is, type Exit to get out. I now have another problem, I've lost my sound. In Sound and Audio Devices Properties/Audio/Default Device it used to say ... C-Media AC97 Audio Device, but now it says ... Modem#7 Line Playback. And I can't get it to change back. Last edited by Bill Lane; 10-06-2005 at 06:32 PM. |
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10-07-2005, 04:31 AM
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Go to start run and type cmd
then cd\windows\system32 then del *.tmp make sure you leace a space after del Sounds like you may have a virus in your system also.. |
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10-07-2005, 05:55 AM
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Hi ktkendall:
Thanks, but I solved my problem, at least for now. I did a clean install of WinXP Pro and went for the NTFS file system. I don't know where all those files came from, and I sure hope they don't come back. I thought it must be a virus also, but again AVG, Panda and Trend Micro on-Line Scan didn't find anything. Thanks to all for your input, Bill Lane |
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