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pav temporary files problem
..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with
different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. |
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..PAV - Panda Antivirus file
Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. |
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"ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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Try using this tool to cleanup your (supposedly gone) Panda install - then
delete the pav files a screen-load at a time using SHIFT+DEL (avoids pitting them in the Recycle bin) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... "ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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Thanks for the response.
Tried Windows Installer Cleanup. Found no entry for Panda install (At least I could not make out from the entries). Deleted all pav files with SHIFT+DELETE but unfortuately on carrying out .tmp search, the pav files again reappeared. The only difference being in number reduced from 12000+ to 9000+. "Noel Paton" wrote: Try using this tool to cleanup your (supposedly gone) Panda install - then delete the pav files a screen-load at a time using SHIFT+DEL (avoids pitting them in the Recycle bin) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... "ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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OK - what file/folder are these files in?
Have you tried deleting them from a DOS boot using a startup floppy? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message news Thanks for the response. Tried Windows Installer Cleanup. Found no entry for Panda install (At least I could not make out from the entries). Deleted all pav files with SHIFT+DELETE but unfortuately on carrying out .tmp search, the pav files again reappeared. The only difference being in number reduced from 12000+ to 9000+. "Noel Paton" wrote: Try using this tool to cleanup your (supposedly gone) Panda install - then delete the pav files a screen-load at a time using SHIFT+DEL (avoids pitting them in the Recycle bin) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... "ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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.... Well, the pav files are in C:\windows\TEMP.
.... Sorry, I havn't tried deleting them from DOS boot using a startup floppy because I'm not aware of the startup floppy nor the procedure for deleting from DOS boot. "Noel Paton" wrote: OK - what file/folder are these files in? Have you tried deleting them from a DOS boot using a startup floppy? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message news Thanks for the response. Tried Windows Installer Cleanup. Found no entry for Panda install (At least I could not make out from the entries). Deleted all pav files with SHIFT+DELETE but unfortuately on carrying out .tmp search, the pav files again reappeared. The only difference being in number reduced from 12000+ to 9000+. "Noel Paton" wrote: Try using this tool to cleanup your (supposedly gone) Panda install - then delete the pav files a screen-load at a time using SHIFT+DEL (avoids pitting them in the Recycle bin) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... "ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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Fair enough.....
Boot to DOS using your startup floppy (Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Startup DIsk) at the A: prompt type DELTREE C:\WINDOWS\TEMP when it asks for confirmation make SURE that you've got it right!!! type "y", and hit the return key - then wait for a while (about 30 minutes, possibly!!) When control returns to the a:\ prompt, remove the floppy, and reboot to Windows - it will recreate the TEMP folder as an empty one - hopefully solving your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... ... Well, the pav files are in C:\windows\TEMP. ... Sorry, I havn't tried deleting them from DOS boot using a startup floppy because I'm not aware of the startup floppy nor the procedure for deleting from DOS boot. "Noel Paton" wrote: OK - what file/folder are these files in? Have you tried deleting them from a DOS boot using a startup floppy? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message news Thanks for the response. Tried Windows Installer Cleanup. Found no entry for Panda install (At least I could not make out from the entries). Deleted all pav files with SHIFT+DELETE but unfortuately on carrying out .tmp search, the pav files again reappeared. The only difference being in number reduced from 12000+ to 9000+. "Noel Paton" wrote: Try using this tool to cleanup your (supposedly gone) Panda install - then delete the pav files a screen-load at a time using SHIFT+DEL (avoids pitting them in the Recycle bin) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... "ctowers" wrote: ..PAV - Panda Antivirus file Baba wrote: ..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added when searched again. Thanks for any help in this respect. Ok. Thanks! In fact, I'm not using Panda Antivirus, however, I did apply free Panda Ativescan once recently, but didn't make it to comlete being extremely slow. I removed the entry of Panda Activescan found in Add/Remove program, but the huge quantum of pav files do appear as before. Though I've tried to delete some files with rt click/delete there has been no reduction in number of files??? Any suggestion on how to get rid of these files. Thanks. |
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Thanks for the solution but I'll be able to work on it only when the Startup
Disk is created. Any possible simple solution? TIA. "Noel Paton" wrote: Fair enough..... Boot to DOS using your startup floppy (Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Startup DIsk) at the A: prompt type DELTREE C:\WINDOWS\TEMP when it asks for confirmation make SURE that you've got it right!!! type "y", and hit the return key - then wait for a while (about 30 minutes, possibly!!) When control returns to the a:\ prompt, remove the floppy, and reboot to Windows - it will recreate the TEMP folder as an empty one - hopefully solving your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... ... Well, the pav files are in C:\windows\TEMP. ... Sorry, I havn't tried deleting them from DOS boot using a startup floppy because I'm not aware of the startup floppy nor the procedure for deleting from DOS boot. "Noel Paton" wrote: OK - what file/folder are these files in? Have you tried deleting them from a DOS boot using a startup floppy? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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If you can't create a Startup disk using Add/Remove Programs, then download
a diskmaker from www.bootdisk.com (the Win ME OEM one), run it to create the floppy, and then use that to boot the machine. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... Thanks for the solution but I'll be able to work on it only when the Startup Disk is created. Any possible simple solution? TIA. "Noel Paton" wrote: Fair enough..... Boot to DOS using your startup floppy (Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Startup DIsk) at the A: prompt type DELTREE C:\WINDOWS\TEMP when it asks for confirmation make SURE that you've got it right!!! type "y", and hit the return key - then wait for a while (about 30 minutes, possibly!!) When control returns to the a:\ prompt, remove the floppy, and reboot to Windows - it will recreate the TEMP folder as an empty one - hopefully solving your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Baba" wrote in message ... ... Well, the pav files are in C:\windows\TEMP. ... Sorry, I havn't tried deleting them from DOS boot using a startup floppy because I'm not aware of the startup floppy nor the procedure for deleting from DOS boot. "Noel Paton" wrote: OK - what file/folder are these files in? Have you tried deleting them from a DOS boot using a startup floppy? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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