"ColTom2" wrote in message
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Hi Ian:

I have always found it in the listed file string after reboot. The file
is
always the same size 1,032kb. Also apparently when it is rebuilt the file
is
fragmented for whatever reason, as Windows Defrag cannot currently Defrag
this file on my laptop.

I have a Sony desktop running XP Pro SP3 with this file and have no
problems with Windows Defrag running through to completion, but my Toshiba
laptop XP Home SP3 will not run through the Defrag to completion.

I have fixed this problem once or twice before, but I never really found
exactly what allowed me to run Windows Defrag to completion sometimes
while
other times not. If I ever update Java to a new edition I always normally
have this Defrag problem with either of the computers.

Maybe you have an answer?

ColTom2

P.S. I appreciate your info about this file that you sent.


The problem with tmp.edb is that it always seems to be in use,
so you can't touch it to move, delete, or defrag it. Other than
that, it just has normal file attributes. Also, I've found its
behaviour to be not always consistent. On my main XP Pro,
the file disappeared after reboot, and has not returned as of
now. The same has happened with my laptop with XP Pro.

I have another desktop with XP Pro, and when XP was started,
tmp.edb was there, displaying the time of the startup. I rebooted,
and now it's gone, weird.

Your situation is where a multi-boot comes in handy. If you
have problematic files, boot into the other OS and you have
full access to the first OS's partition for deleting, defragmenting,
etc.













"Ian D" wrote in message
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"ColTom2" wrote in message
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I should have explained further what I meant by "Stealth" mode....the file
does not appear in Safemode.

ColTom2


The reason you can't see it in SafeMode is because the file is
not there. It's deleted when XP shuts down. It's a temporary
workspace for processing information exchange transactions.
If you check Catroot2 immediately after a normal boot up, tmp.edb
probably won't be there. It will be created when required.




"ColTom2" wrote in message
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It seems that you cannot do anything with this file
"C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\tmp.edb". You cannot delete, copy,
transfer,
defrag, or anything else. It's like a "stealth" file and the only Windows
file that I have ever seen like this.

Very unique file to say the least.....

ColTom2

"Bob I" wrote in message
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Perhaps start in Safe Mode and just delete it.

ColTom2 wrote:

Thanks, as your instructions worked! But the file still cannot be
defragged
for some reason.

ColTom2


"meerkat" wrote in message
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"ColTom2" wrote in message
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Hi;

I would like to defrag the following file
"C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\tmp.edb" with Sysinternals Contig v1.55.

I extracted the file Contig.exe from the Sysinternals Suite to my
Desktop,
but when I click on it the Command Prompt screen briefly appears and
then is
gone.

How can I use this application to defrag the file listed above?
Please
give me specific instructions.



Are you ready ?. Then we`ll begin.
Start / Run , and type in CMD
Now you are in the Command window.
Open SI Contig, by highlighting, and drag it into the
command window.
Then add the full path to you file...
C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\tmp.edb
Leave a space between the two items.
bw..