PPThumbs.ptn......can't get rid of it!!!! 2

[aquamarineafterglow]

Hello all.......hopefully someone knows the answer to this puzzle. I have recently noticed that in every JPG folder and alot of MY DOCUMENTS folders are getting an annoying file for some reason named PPThumbs.ptn . It appears out of nowhere, seems to do no harm by deleting it, Norton doesn't find it as being a virus. So why does it keep coming back and how do I get rid of it????????? Any help is appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Aqua

PS. Running Win98.

 

[reghakr]

aquamarineafterglow,

Are you uising a graphic program that amy store a cache file in the directory that it's being used in? Paint Shop Pro does something similar.

reghakr

 

[paulwood]

I think it's produced by a Visioneer scanner, either Paper Port or Photo Port software.

 

[aquamarineafterglow]

Hi, yes, I've been using that. How do I get rid of it? Any idea?

Aqua

 

[paulwood]

All it is, I think is a list of thumbnails of the picture files in each directory. It may take up space, but that's all it's doing. If it's anything like PSP, then it is created when you browse a directory, there may be an option to turn it off in the software, otherwise it will get re-created each time.

 

[aquamarineafterglow]

Thank You Paul!

Aqua