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<blockquote data-quote="canamalar" data-source="post: 118711" data-attributes="member: 7698"><p>then</p><p></p><p>Shift + Right click the folder on the desktop and choose Copy As Path. Paste it into notepad. See if there are spaces at the end or anything unusual about the name.</p><p></p><p>Notepad result</p><p> </p><p>"C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p></p><p>space between 330 and " at the end </p><p></p><p></p><p>then</p><p></p><p>What steps do you have to take to make it reappear? How do you remove it.</p><p> </p><p>A space at the end is an illegal filename. A common trick to prevent something being removed.</p><p> </p><p>icacls "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p>attrib "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p> </p><p>And if you want to delete it this special syntax may allow it.</p><p> </p><p>rd "\\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s</p><p></p><p>Of course I'm hoping it's a normal and not a special space.</p><p></p><p>result</p><p></p><p>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]</p><p> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>icacls "%userprofile%\desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p> The system cannot find the file specified.</p><p> Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\e</p><p> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32> xplorer\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s</p><p> The system cannot find the path specified.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>reg query "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\e</p><p> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32> xplorer\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s</p><p> The system cannot find the path specified.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>icacls "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p> The system cannot find the file specified.</p><p> Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>attrib "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 "</p><p> File not found - C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32>rd "\\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s</p><p> \\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 , Are you sure (Y/N)? Y</p><p> The system cannot find the file specified.</p><p> </p><p>C:\Windows\system32></p><p></p><p>I was then directed to fileassasin and microsoft security scanner, by this time the laptop was back to its frustrating worst.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canamalar, post: 118711, member: 7698"] then Shift + Right click the folder on the desktop and choose Copy As Path. Paste it into notepad. See if there are spaces at the end or anything unusual about the name. Notepad result "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " space between 330 and " at the end then What steps do you have to take to make it reappear? How do you remove it. A space at the end is an illegal filename. A common trick to prevent something being removed. icacls "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " attrib "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " And if you want to delete it this special syntax may allow it. rd "\\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s Of course I'm hoping it's a normal and not a special space. result Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Windows\system32>icacls "%userprofile%\desktop\SpeedTouch330 " The system cannot find the file specified. Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files C:\Windows\system32>reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\e ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value. C:\Windows\system32> xplorer\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s The system cannot find the path specified. C:\Windows\system32>reg query "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\e ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value. C:\Windows\system32> xplorer\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s The system cannot find the path specified. C:\Windows\system32>icacls "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " The system cannot find the file specified. Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files C:\Windows\system32>attrib "C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " File not found - C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 C:\Windows\system32>rd "\\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 " /s \\.\C:\Users\sony\Desktop\SpeedTouch330 , Are you sure (Y/N)? Y The system cannot find the file specified. C:\Windows\system32> I was then directed to fileassasin and microsoft security scanner, by this time the laptop was back to its frustrating worst. [/QUOTE]
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