Re: Cannot copy file-access denied question

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Nothing, not task manager, security task manager, nor process explorer show
it to be executing. It's not a service, and, anyway, "Services" does not
show it. It acts like a virus, but two anti-virus programs and an
anti-spyware program show it to be clean.

This sounds like a riddle but it's not. The file will not be copied
anywhere, by any user account, while XP is running normally, either from the
command prompt or the GUI. The file has no attributes. And any other file
can be copied to or from the directory it's in.

A puzzle.




"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is probably because ribid.exe is currently executing. If you kill the
task then you should be right.


"MikeF" <dubyabyby54@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The file is ribid.exe. The source is P:\ribid, which is a basic disk
with a standard partition, the destination is AnyDrive:\anyfolder. All
other files can be copied anywhere, including to P:\ribid.

The error message is
"Cannot copy ribid: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or
write protected and that the file is not currently in use."

The file cannot be copied anywhere with XP Pro operating normally. The
disk is not full; the disk is not write protected; and nothing visible in
Process Explorer, Opened Files View, or Unlocker has the file open.

Thanks,

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"MikeF" <dubyabyby54@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can't be copied or moved across volumes in XP Pro /Windows Explorer, or
in XP Pro / command prompt. I get those mushy windows error messages:
maybe you don't have the right permissions or maybe the disk is full or
maybe something has the file open. It is a small, 70 KB, executable
file. All partitions involved are NTFS.

Let's try to un-mush this issue: What exactly is -
- The file name
- The source folder
- The target folder
- The error message (verbatim, please!)
Also:
- Can you copy the file to a different folder?
- Can you copy some other file to your target folder?








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