cannot get rid of folder

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Serve Laurijssen

I have a folder on the desktop which keeps coming back and I cant fund out
at what point it comes back. I delete it and at some point it's there again.
Doesnt have to be a restart.

Anyone know how I can fix this? I just want to get rid of it
 
I have a folder on the desktop which keeps coming back and I cant fund
out at what point it comes back. I delete it and at some point it's
there again. Doesnt have to be a restart.

Anyone know how I can fix this? I just want to get rid of it
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Try booting into Safe Mode (f8 during boot) and deleting it.

If it keeps reappearing it may be being remade by an application.

What is this folder's name? It may give a clue...

Guy
 
Serve said:
I have a folder on the desktop which keeps coming back and I cant fund out
at what point it comes back. I delete it and at some point it's there again.
Doesnt have to be a restart.

Anyone know how I can fix this? I just want to get rid of it
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Use SysInternal's Filemon to see what process is doing a Create on the
folder.
 
I found process monitor quite difficult to use. I often decide against
monitoring because of the hassle of setting it up.
 
Nil said:
File Monitor won't run for me on my Vista machine. When I try, I get a
pop-up box that tells me to download Process Monitor.
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Actually that means FileMon *did* run. Otherwise, it couldn't spew out
a message telling you about Process Monitor. I've never seen that
message, however, but then maybe it was a one-time message, much like
the one-time message on first load to accept their terms and thereafter
you don't see this message again. I'm not sure how Filemon would even
know about software that was released later. Pulling my leg, are you?

I thought Filemon went dead in 2006. The datestamp at Softpedia is in
2007, so maybe the wrapper around that copy of Filemon gives you the
warning. From where did you get the copy of Filemon that you says knows
about ProcMon (that didn't exist until later)? I also have the 7.04
version listed at Softpedia but I downloaded it back when it was still
listed at SysInternals.
 
Actually that means FileMon *did* run. Otherwise, it couldn't
spew out a message telling you about Process Monitor.
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It ran only long enough to trigger the message and close down. RegMon
does the same thing. Same thing happens with Windows 7. If you call
that "running" I can only assume you're joking.
I've never seen that message, however, but then maybe it was a
one-time message, much like the one-time message on first load to
accept their terms and thereafter you don't see this message
again.
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No, it happens every time.
I'm not sure how Filemon would even know about software that was
released later. Pulling my leg, are you?
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Why would I do that? Are you accusing me of lying?
I thought Filemon went dead in 2006. The datestamp at Softpedia
is in 2007, so maybe the wrapper around that copy of Filemon gives
you the warning. From where did you get the copy of Filemon that
you says knows about ProcMon (that didn't exist until later)? I
also have the 7.04 version listed at Softpedia but I downloaded it
back when it was still listed at SysInternals.
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I have version 7.04 that I downloaded from the Sysinternals site years
ago.

I assume it's the OS or some other component that's programmed to know
about Filemon and Regmon and display the message, not Filemon in of
itself. Maybe it's one of those "Application compatibility" updates.

Are you claiming that you can successfully run Filemon in Vista?
 
I was reading this thread and decided to try FileMon on My Vista system. I
get the same pop-up he mentioned.
 
Nil said:
It ran only long enough to trigger the message and close down. RegMon
does the same thing. Same thing happens with Windows 7. If you call
that "running" I can only assume you're joking.


No, it happens every time.


Why would I do that? Are you accusing me of lying?


I have version 7.04 that I downloaded from the Sysinternals site years
ago.

I assume it's the OS or some other component that's programmed to know
about Filemon and Regmon and display the message, not Filemon in of
itself. Maybe it's one of those "Application compatibility" updates.

Are you claiming that you can successfully run Filemon in Vista?
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb432182(VS.85).aspx

Well, crap. Guess it depends on when you install the programs and when
Microsoft updated the database and, if in a domain, what .sdb got
deployed to your host via GPO.

The Vista host that I get to use is 14 miles away at my partner's office
and I won't be getting back there until later this week (and I won't be
spending time on this). I was wondering how the hell you could see a
prompt about incompatability if the prompt was from a program
complaining about something that didn't even exist when it got compiled.

"I have to wonder if this isn't some stupidty that crept in due to
Microsoft's influence." I was right. Microsoft acquired SysInternals
and then mucked it up.
 
I was reading this thread and decided to try FileMon on My Vista
system. I get the same pop-up he mentioned.
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I found that you CAN run FileMon and RegMon in Vista if you take these
two measures:

- Set the program or shortcut's properties to run the program in XP
Compatibility mode, and

- Use the Run As Adminstrator option to start the program (that might
only be required for FileMon.)

Done this way, you don't get the "Go download Process Monitor, you
nitwit" pop-up message.
 
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