Re: downloaded program files folder question

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See this if the folder is messed up. I.e. you do not get Update, Remove and Properties in the right click context menu.
Restoring Functionality to the Downloaded Program Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174925

Do this also, File menu | Show All files

See this if you have XP SP2...
How to manage Internet Explorer add-ons in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

SP2 has somehow changed some things with the Downloaded Program Files folder. I have no idea what all.

At first glance my C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files folder appears empty.

cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files in a command prompt and a dir command..

C:\>cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files

C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 5CCD-8663

Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files

05-Mar-06 06:51 AM 346,216 IDrop.ocx
05-Mar-06 06:51 AM 114,280 IDropENU.dll


and a dir /a:h command...

C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files>dir /a:h
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 5CCD-8663

Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files

08-Mar-07 01:42 PM 65 desktop.ini


The C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\desktop.ini files has...

[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={88C6C381-2E85-11d0-94DE-444553540000}

{88C6C381-2E85-11d0-94DE-444553540000} is the CLSID for Downloaded Program Files folder. Called the ActiveX Cache Folder in the registry.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23Fq0Vi2iHHA.3452@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Debbie Graham <jgraham1@xxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Before it used to list all my Active x programs like Java, WGA, flash and
now those aren't there but these files are and they were never there
before, dwusplay.dll, dwusplay.exe, erma.inf and isusweb.dll. What is
really supposed to be in that folder?

Also why won't my flash card reader not show the drives in my computer
anymore? It used to show up when I was using it and then I would use the
safely to remove hardware thing to shut it down.
Debbie

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