Re: Cannot rename, delete or move folders with Explorer


"Karl Scheibelhofer" <karl.scheibelhofer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> since recently, my Windows XP installation (German with all service packs
> and updates) on my IBM THinkPad T42 shows a strange effect. i cannot
rename,
> move or delete folders using the Explorer. from the command line,
everything
> works as usual. it does not matter where in the file system i try this or
> under which user account. it does not even work if a log on as
> administrator. the really bad thing is, there is no error message or entry
> in the event log. for example, if i create a new folder, it just gets the
> name "Neuer Ordner" (which is german for "New Folder"), because i cannot
> rename it after the Explorer created it. there is really no sign of an
error
> anywhere. i click on the folder which i want to rename, press F2, type in
> the new name, press ENTER and it still has its old name.
>
> i checked the access rights for the file, but they are all right. i have
> full control. i even checked this using the evective access rights tab.
> since all commands work from the command line, it cannot be a problem with
> the access rights i guess.
>
> i even tried to install service pack 2 again, but it did not help either.
i
> have really no idea what else i could try.
> i also compared the files explorer.exe and shell32.dll with files of
another
> system which works, but these files are identical.
>
> i haven't installed any new software right before this happened. i also
> checked the system for viruses, but there are none.
>
> any idea?
>
> arethere some entries in the registry which may be wrong?
>
> Karl
>
>

Start a Command Prompt, then try your commands from
there and see what message you get:

To rename a folder: ren "Old Folder Name" "New Folder Name"
To delete a folder: rd /s /q "Folder Name"
To move a folder to the root directory: move "Folder Name" \


.

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