My System Generates 0 Byte Files
Sep 27, 2008
My system (WinXPSP2) generates 0 byte files for some reason. The files are associated with other MS Office or PDF files and prohibit the associated file and the 0 byte file from being moved, copied, or deleted. Frequently, the MS Office or PDF file that is associated with these 0 byte files is corrupted and unreadable; other times they are not. There is apparently no virus per NIS 2008. Some of these files are opened and used frequently and others have not been used in months. I am looking for suggestions concerning the possible cause(s) and solutions. I have been able to delete these 0 byte files with Unlocker. These files interfere with backups and file maintenance.
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Sep 28, 2005
I've searched in a lot of different places for help and have had no luck. It's almost ironic. I know a lot about computers and have both searched this forum, other forums and random pages through Google. No luck.I installed the Messenger Program Trillian to a Jump Drive. A Memorex 1Gig to be exact. (And, no, this is not a program specific error. I'm getting there.) Well, I finally decided to get rid of it and having neglected to create registry keys for installing to a removable drive such as this, as is my custom, I proceeded to select folder "Trillian" and hit delete.
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