Can't delete temp files

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antioch wrote:

1) If you do not quote at all in a reply you leave the reader guessing
at what you are replying to.
I am quoting.

5) It's bad form to quote the entire message of an OP (Original Poster)
especially so if that message is more than just a few lines in length,
unless you are doing a point by point response to the message and
properly
contextualizing your responses as you go. You should [snip] any comments
you
are not responding to.
I am sniping.

Sorry if I appeared to be giving you a lecture - others would have given
you
a good 'flaming
You are the only one in 7 years, maybe your settings are wrong.

Cheers, John.


Hi John
Well done - you have got the idea. Very easy to follow inlike some of the
previous.
7 years in the web interface wilderness :-)
That is too long.
Rgds
Antioch

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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I have the following files in my temp folder.
~DF7C08.tmp
~DF372C.tmp
~DF7445.tmp

I can't delete these for love nor money. They keep coming up telling me
that they are in use by another program and that I should shut down the
program and try again.
I've checked everything I can think of to isolate these 3 files with no
luck. I have no idea what program they are associated with or even if
something in the start menu is creating them each time I boot the system.
Can someone shed some light on this and perhaps tell me what these 3 files
are and how to delete them?
Thanks much
Dudley

Dudley
If you have the time, have a look at Ramesh's site at the link below - see
if you can agree with what he says should happen with this %temp% OR
%temp% - both are the same.
Its bedtime here across the small pond - try and catch up with things later.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/cleantemp.htm

Rgds
Antioch

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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Thanks Cooter. I don't have Zone Alarm on the computer, but I do have just
downloaded and installed the newest version of my AntiVirus program (CA
AntiVirus from Computer Associates). These files just might be part of
their new engine. I've written them a note asking about this. Perhaps this
is the answer.
I have noticed that I show details, I can select and delete all but those
created (today), which would indicate since the AV seems to be the only
program running in the background, that they are associated.
If this thinking jives with you, let me know will you please?
Thanks
Dudley

I have just upgraded my CA AntiVirus from Computer Associates also and these
are temporary files created by that upgraded version.

I have also contacted CA about this and they suggested running a program
called "Cleanup" available here
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/ . It cleans up all temporary
files but I think that it is rather bad coding on CA's part to not clean up
after themselves.