Tom_Roth Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 I'm starting to see more often the following error message in the backup log on various Win2K workstations. These are from three different computers. "C:\WINNT\system32\Perflib_Perfdata_2ac.dat": can't read, error -1020 (sharing violation) "C:\WINNT\system32\Perflib_Perfdata_2f4.dat": can't read, error -1020 (sharing violation) "C:\WINNT\system32\Perflib_Perfdata_304.dat": can't read, error -1020 (sharing violation) These computers are logged out with nothing running. The path and first part of the filename are always the same. Only the very last part, after the last underscore, changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psykoyiko Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 from http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Q_20351139.html >3343 » What are the %SystemRoot%\System32\Perflib_Perfdataxxx.dat files? > > > >The %SystemRoot%\System32\Perflib_Perfdataxxx.dat files are created by the System Monitor. When you shutdown normally, the file should be deleted. > >If you have an abormal shutdown, these files can become orphaned, and accumulate on your computer. > >Under some yet to be determined circumstances, these files can become orphaned during normal operation. > >The best way to remove these files is to add a command in a logon script: > >del /q %SystemRoot%\System32\Perflib_Perfdata*.dat > also: >I removed Management and Monitoring Tools from windows components through the >Control Panel and the files were deleted on reboot and none were created. Thanks for >the interest. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Roth Posted December 10, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Thanks, I'll just delete those files when I see them then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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