Windows Caching Programs

[Guest infobound]

Here is a wierd one, just wondering if anyone else has ever come

across this.

 

I write custome programs for the company I work for. A couple years

ago and again recently, I update a program, released it to production

and one computer still runs the old exe.

 

Both times my first thought is I released the old exe back into

production thinking i had copied the new one. In both cases I

recompile the exe and make sure I post out the new exe to the server,

but when I fire the new exe from these computers, the computer is

displaying the old exe, even thought the old exe is no longer in the

folder or anywhere to be launched. I reboot the computers and now the

new exe is running.

 

I am unable to repeat this in any way, like I said, the first time was

a couple years ago and then again recently. This is even on two

different computers.

 

My only thought is that windows is saving the old exe to some temp

location and just using it not the new one on the server. Any

thoughts from anybody?

[Guest JS]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

 

JS

 

"infobound" <infobound@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Here is a wierd one, just wondering if anyone else has ever come

> across this.

>

> I write custome programs for the company I work for. A couple years

> ago and again recently, I update a program, released it to production

> and one computer still runs the old exe.

>

> Both times my first thought is I released the old exe back into

> production thinking i had copied the new one. In both cases I

> recompile the exe and make sure I post out the new exe to the server,

> but when I fire the new exe from these computers, the computer is

> displaying the old exe, even thought the old exe is no longer in the

> folder or anywhere to be launched. I reboot the computers and now the

> new exe is running.

>

> I am unable to repeat this in any way, like I said, the first time was

> a couple years ago and then again recently. This is even on two

> different computers.

>

> My only thought is that windows is saving the old exe to some temp

> location and just using it not the new one on the server. Any

> thoughts from anybody?

[Guest PD43]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

"JS" <@> wrote:

>Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

 

Could you enlighten the rest of us how to do that?

[Guest infobound]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

On Mar 21, 3:27 pm, "JS" <@> wrote:

> Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

>

> JS

>

> "infobound" <infobo...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:3cf3444b-8a9f-4317-afdc-cd0278f98d9f@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Here is a wierd one, just wondering if anyone else has ever come

> > across this.

>

> > I write custome programs for the company I work for.  A couple years

> > ago and again recently, I update a program, released it to production

> > and one computer still runs the old exe.

>

> > Both times my first thought is I released the old exe back into

> > production thinking i had copied the new one.  In both cases I

> > recompile the exe and make sure I post out the new exe to the server,

> > but when I fire the new exe from these computers, the computer is

> > displaying the old exe, even thought the old exe is no longer in the

> > folder or anywhere to be launched.  I reboot the computers and now the

> > new exe is running.

>

> > I am unable to repeat this in any way, like I said, the first time was

> > a couple years ago and then again recently.  This is even on two

> > different computers.

>

> > My only thought is that windows is saving the old exe to some temp

> > location and just using it not the new one on the server.  Any

> > thoughts from anybody?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

bogus entries of what? what am I looking for?

[Guest JS]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

Search the registry for all entries that contain the name of your .exe

program.

For each entry found check the path pointing to the .exe,

there should be only one path (directory location found - the correct path)

and no other locations.

 

JS

 

"infobound" <infobound@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 21, 3:27 pm, "JS" <@> wrote:

> Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

>

> JS

>

> "infobound" <infobo...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:3cf3444b-8a9f-4317-afdc-cd0278f98d9f@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Here is a wierd one, just wondering if anyone else has ever come

> > across this.

>

> > I write custome programs for the company I work for. A couple years

> > ago and again recently, I update a program, released it to production

> > and one computer still runs the old exe.

>

> > Both times my first thought is I released the old exe back into

> > production thinking i had copied the new one. In both cases I

> > recompile the exe and make sure I post out the new exe to the server,

> > but when I fire the new exe from these computers, the computer is

> > displaying the old exe, even thought the old exe is no longer in the

> > folder or anywhere to be launched. I reboot the computers and now the

> > new exe is running.

>

> > I am unable to repeat this in any way, like I said, the first time was

> > a couple years ago and then again recently. This is even on two

> > different computers.

>

> > My only thought is that windows is saving the old exe to some temp

> > location and just using it not the new one on the server. Any

> > thoughts from anybody?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

bogus entries of what? what am I looking for?

[Guest PD43]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

infobound <infobound@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 21, 3:27 pm, "JS" <@> wrote:

>> Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

>>

>

>bogus entries of what? what am I looking for?

 

I doubt that "JS" has a clue.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

PD43 wrote:

> "JS" <@> wrote:

>

>> Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

>

> Could you enlighten the rest of us how to do that?

 

No. (Enlightenment comes from within, grasshopper).

[Guest JS]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

Your are correct, I did not develop the program or the install method, but

since the old version apparently keeps on going then a registry search is a

place to start.

 

JS

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> infobound <infobound@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>>On Mar 21, 3:27 pm, "JS" <@> wrote:

>>> Have you checked the registry for bogus entries?

>>>

>>

>>bogus entries of what? what am I looking for?

>

> I doubt that "JS" has a clue.

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

"infobound" <infobound@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:3cf3444b-8a9f-4317-afdc-cd0278f98d9f@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

> Here is a wierd one, just wondering if anyone else has ever come

> across this.

>

> I write custome programs for the company I work for. A couple years

> ago and again recently, I update a program, released it to production

> and one computer still runs the old exe.

>

> Both times my first thought is I released the old exe back into

> production thinking i had copied the new one. In both cases I

> recompile the exe and make sure I post out the new exe to the server,

> but when I fire the new exe from these computers, the computer is

> displaying the old exe, even thought the old exe is no longer in the

> folder or anywhere to be launched. I reboot the computers and now the

> new exe is running.

>

> I am unable to repeat this in any way, like I said, the first time was

> a couple years ago and then again recently. This is even on two

> different computers.

>

> My only thought is that windows is saving the old exe to some temp

> location and just using it not the new one on the server. Any

> thoughts from anybody?

 

Is there a copy of it in C:\Windows\System32\dllcache?

 

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

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[Guest infobound]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

I found a couple of interesting things out while running some searches

on the victim machine. I found two different copies of the program in

the "PreFetch" folder. I am researching what this folder does exactly

but it looks like it might have been the culprit. I will post back

what I find, if you have any suggestions I would appretiate them.

[Guest infobound]

Re: Windows Caching Programs

 

What I found out is that windows makes a copy of programs and data

files for faster loading and places them in this PreFetch folder. I

was unable to verify but this is the possible cause of the problem.

Windows may have just thought that the .exe had not changed and did

not re-download it from the server.

 

Due to not being able to reproduce the issue, I guess this is as far

as I can go.

 

Thanks for all your help.