Frozen/Locked files

I *might* have a reliable way to create locked files.
Had one or more locked ("used by another process") files after: 1)
open Word file, make changes and additions; 2) Use Adobe 4.0 PDF Printer
to print to file; 3) use Adobe 4.0 to verify contents of resulting PDF;
exit those programs.

Now no running programs..run Nero to make a data DVD of folder
contents...FAIL due to one or more locked files.
Tried Process Explorer and see no suspicious stuff (tried DOC, PDF).
Ran handles, see nothing obvious output posted at
http://www.oil4lessllc.org/FOO/ .

Assume i can reproduce the lock problem as above.
What "tracing" should i attempt and when?
I can make screen snapshots courtesy of Paraben Screen Capture and if
i shell to CMD i can run handle by hand (for some unknown handle.exe is
not recognized in a BAT file) and re-direct to a a file for later use.

As always, if i turn computer off, the files become unlocked after
turnon.

 

"You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
[Half a dozen bullet points...]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081

I don't see anything suspicious in your Handle output either.
You could disable Avast, but you've probably already tried that
test. And there's nothing in Handle that says Avast has developed
an appetite for your data files.

Paul

 

* Well, i am not trying to delete anything - so that is not relevant.

I have not tried disabling Avast, yet; want a reliable way to get a
locked file.
[[looks like that is not possible..read on]]

Well, i tried: 1) run my HANDLES.CMD ; 2) go into Word and do a
little bit of editing of a file, save to another name, exit; 3) attempt
to run my HANDLES.CMD ; *POW*.
Get a popup alert window "another program is currently using this file".
Process Explorer shows nothing wrt CMD; the file "FOO" is accessible
and OK; HANDLES.CMD is locked.
So, NOTHING will rat on the lock demon.

Gave up and shut down computer. Restart.
Now i can try the 1,2,3 sequence to my hearts content and NO problems.
This is real crap!!

Contents of HANDLES.CMD :
D:
cd\
cd D:\PROGRAMS\Handle
date /T >> FOO
time /T >> FOO
handle.exe >> FOO

 

1) Changed Avast so that Mail Shield, Browser Shield, IM Shield, and P2P
Shield were not installed.
2) Used MSConfig to disable:
System INI: Wave=mmdrv.dll, TIMER=timer.drv
Win.INI: MAIL (MAPI), ANNIE (all capture stuff in its list)
Services: Net Meeting remote desktop, Windows installer, Remote Access
Auto Connection Manger, Remote Access Connection Manger, elephony,
Telenet, Ulead burning helper, Windows time, Portable media S/N svc,
Automatic update.
Startup: CANNOT kill "mobsync" POS.

3) Then tried:3) use Word to make a differently-named copy of a DOC for edit and Adobe
to print PDF a few times.Check; used Adobe 4.0 to pick thru the various created PDFs and found
one locked; left Adobe running.
You can see the seemingly obvious results at the bottom of the
handle.exe list at: http://www.oil4lessllc.org/FOO/

Then i closed Adobe to then try Handles.CMD and found FOO locked!

Any ideas at this juncture as to WTH is doing the deed?
Or, how to catch?

[PS: Avast scheduled boot scan even checks the MBR]

 

Not a clue.

You can look into "mobsync" here.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/8668/what-is-mobsync.exe-and-why-is-it-running/

For Win2K, there is a hint here.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070620221610/http://jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=9807

I think that information is intended for an IT guy and a "domain".

The suggestion to

RD /S /Q %SystemRoot%\CSC
regsvr32 /s /u mobsync.dll

appears to remove an offline cache folder, as well
as unregister a key DLL. Maybe mobsync.exe can't run then ?

Paul

 

They say
"To disable Offline Files, set the Allow or Disallow use of the Offline
Files feature at Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates /
Network / Offline Files to disabled."
But where the heck is "Computer Configuration"?

Also, if i click on "Startup script" i see a lot of bushwah
gobbldiegook like:
1. Open the Group Policy snap-in.
???--------------^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^-----???
2. In the console tree, go the following location:
Policy_name Policy/User Configuration/Windows Settings/Scripts
(Logon/Logoff)
Console tree?
Policy_name?
Etc & etc.

*ALL* of this is total useless junkbabble.

 

An IT guy uses GPO to push out changes to the registry on
computers. But, if a person knew the registry keys used by
such a template, they could do equivalent things on a
stand alone computer.

I see an example of a panel here, but I don't know what
OS it's for. It could be WinXP.

http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/disable-offline-files/

Paul

 

Thanks! Works for Win2K.