Temporary files piling up in \Windows\Temp

Hello,
Our ForeFront server piles up temporary files in C:\Windows\Temp, until the drive fills up! I deleted them manually, but after few weeks, it happened again...
Any suggestions on how to make this stop?
Thanks, Dominic

Hi,
Thank you for the post.
Please refer to this thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/FSENext/thread/ca55530e-3850-49a0-9cd6-2ffd562301ce/
Regards,
Nick Gu - MSFT

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