I assume you've used ProcessMonitor or FileMonitor to determine that. When you don't mind devenv crashing, try finding the handle in ProcessExplorer and closing it. See if any resulting error helps tell you who/what is writing to the file.
-- Regards, Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.) On 12 July 2011 01:08, Stephen Price <step...@littlevoices.com> wrote: > Yeah, I wondered so did a full scan. Its a work machine and it uses Trend. > It might be something installed as part of the image, but I doubt that as I > installed Visual Studio myself. > Virus scan found nothing. > Its got to be an add in or Visual studio itself as SysInternals is showing > devenv.exe as the process opening the file. I'll keep looking, its > suspicious when you can't identify something like this. I might just be > paranoid. Why? Who's asking? ;) > > thanks > Stephen > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Peter Maddin <petermad...@iinet.net.au> > wrote: >> >> I just checked. I don’t have a file like that. >> >> >> >> Probably wrong but I checked the sil extension. Not too many Google hits. >> Silhouette Designer - CAD/CAM for designing clothes. Does not seem you. >> >> Also got a hit on SmartInspect (http://www.gurock.com/smartinspect/). Ever >> tried that? >> >> >> >> Maybe time for full virus/malware sweep. >> >> >> >> Regards Peter >> >> >> >> From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] >> On Behalf Of Stephen Price >> Sent: Monday, 11 July 2011 4:33 PM >> To: ozDotNet >> Subject: TestQuest >> >> >> >> I've got Visual Studio constantly writing to a file in my temp folder >> called ..\AppData\Local\Temp\TestQuest-2011-07-11-08-28-37.sil >> >> I've done a search for it, no idea what it's for. I've disabled all of my >> plugins and addins in case its one of them, but it's still doing it. my >> Devenv.exe task is just sitting at 13% when its doing it and everything >> grinds to a halt while its doing its thing. Very annoying. I've rebooted and >> still no luck stopping it. >> >> >> >> Anyone else actually have this file in their Temp folder? Know what it >> is? >> >> The contents of the file is a heap of nulls, etx, eot, my machine name, >> with a header of SILF. >> >> Also some what looks like calls >> to AutoMainDTE2010CodeView.get_CurrentFileNameMyMACHINENAME >> >> >> >> It's cramping my style. >> >> >> >> cheers, >> >> Stephen
