At random times "Open with" dialog box pops up please help

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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    At random times "Open with" dialog box pops up please help


    A no fixed interval or startup that I can discern I get the "Open with" Dialog box for a File c:\Pete with no extension. SFC is clean. I have tried tracking this down and the program that's trying to open it is rundll and the command line points to the shell32. I cannot track down what kicks this off. Would appreciate any help and its a bit annoying to say the least.

    I have also used autoruns and looked at task scheduler and nothing is obvious
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    win 8 32 bit
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    does it run during boot is so its in msconfig if after its a schedule
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  3. Posts : 26
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Happens very infrequently during a boot , 90% of the time it is inbetween boots. Even if it is something to do with scheduled tasks, how does one trace these to see what is causing the issue. I have good PD/PSI skills but not so much in windows and how to trace events like this. Normally I use msconfig to disable programs to try and find a culprit but this is really only effective for hard faults. Intermittent issues like this mean I cannot run in that mode for extended times.
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  4. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
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    Schedule a check disk. On Explorer, right click on C: - Properties - Tools tab - Error check - Check now- Schedule for next boot.

    It looks for a file at C:\ named Pete. Do you have a file named Pete on c:\ ?
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Yes whatever this program is it does create a file called Pete in c:\Users . If I open the file with Notepad this is what I see :

    Usage : fsutil behavior query <option>

    <option>

    AllowExtChar
    BugcheckOnCorrupt
    Disable8dot3 [<Volume Path>]
    DisableCompression
    DisableEncryption
    DisableLastAccess
    EncryptPagingFile
    MftZone
    MemoryUsage
    QuotaNotify
    SymlinkEvaluation
    DisableDeleteNotify

    Please use "fsutil 8dot3name query /?" for more information.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Any thoughts anyone ?
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  7. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
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    It is related to Fsutil. Can you tell when it began to show up?
    Seems like a configuration list.
    Fsutil 8dot3name

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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    From the file I posted I can only guess that it could be. Hence the post. But as to what is running this ..... no idea. Its been happening for about 3 months or so and I thought I would get to the bottom of it. But try as I might it eludes me.
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  9. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
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    To find where it is being launched:
    Run msconfig to see if is launched by one of the start up programs.
    Look at task scheduler (%windir%\system32\taskschd.msc /s)
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    As I said earlier I have tried both these options extensively when I can . Trouble is as its only 2 or three times a day I cant run my work machine in a restrictive mode for extended periods to hone in on what is actually doing this. So I have been approaching with Handles and wait chains , but cant seem to get any further with these. I was hoping someone would have a debugging technique I have not come across ...
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