Re: Explorer corruption? Problems moving or deleting single files

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From: Jim (C2_at_ht.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:20:22 -0400

Could your recycle bin be corrupt?? Look for this or possibly something
similar.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243514

"Jeffrey Morse" <jv009wc02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message
news:f7cb1dc0.0410231329.3929c452@posting.google.com...
> I've had this problem for a while now. Whenever I go to
> move or delete a single file (and only a single file
> does this), it will often leave behind a "ghost" of
> itself. In the case of deleted files, nothing shows
> in the Recycle Bin, but it isn't empty. And emptying
> it gets an error message: "Can't delete De1. (or Dc1
> depending on the drive the file was on) Access is
> denied. make sure that the disk is not full or write
> protected and that the file is not in use". I get
> a similar message trying to move or delete a "ghost"
> file, which remains behind after single file moves.
> The only way out is to terminate and restart Explorer,
> or to reboot.
>
> This is on a WindowsXp SP1 box, and I have tried
> most if not all the troubleshooting steps, such as
> scanning the drive for errors (it happens with all
> of them), running sfc /scannow (finds no corrupted
> system files), and even doing a repair install
> (which didn't go well because I got an IRQL_NOT_
> LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD related I think to older
> corrupted video card drivers that can't be removed.
> I also can't go into Safe Mode: I get the same
> BSOD.
>
> At this point, I am seriously considering reformatting
> my boot drive and reinstalling everything to correct
> the Explorer problem and the IRQL BSOD, but I would
> like to be able to fix both of these problems as it
> would take several hours for me to reformat and
> reinstall everything.
>
>
> The former problem began after restoring some files
> from a mounted virtual drive created by Acronis
> True Image back around Sep 2. As for the BSOD in
> Safe Mode, I'm not sure when that one developed
> as the last time I successfully entered it was in
> July to troubleshoot another bugcheck related to
> my video card being pulled slightly out of the AGP slot.

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