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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Dilbert on March 28, 2006, 01:01:43 PM

Title: Weird phantom mess-up
Post by: Dilbert on March 28, 2006, 01:01:43 PM

As usual, XP SP2. :)

I wanted to create a new folder in another of my folders, so I could organize a few miscellaneous files. I went to New, and Create Folder, but nothing appeared. Typing a letter highlighted a file as if I hadn't selected "New Folder". So I rebooted.

Here's the best part...

I rebooted, and navigated to the folder, and about 4 or 5 New Foders were there. (I tried it several times) So I deleted all but one and went happily on my way. But I'm curious: Has this happened to anyone else? What can cause this?

Title: Re: Weird phantom mess-up
Post by: ElaineAVG on March 29, 2006, 07:40:51 AM

Hi Dilbert

It may be worth your while doing this

Go into safe mode (that way only the basic stuff will load). How to start your computer in Safe Mode (http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,27165,backpage=)

Then do the following How To Clean An Infected Computer (http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,27725,backpage=,sv=)

Elaine

Title: Re: Weird phantom mess-up
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on March 29, 2006, 07:56:28 AM

Yeah Dilbert, I have seen this kind of weirdness before.  Usually I see it with network drives though.  I wonder if the folder creation process occurs separately from the Explorer process?  And then the usual notification of changes doesn't occur occasionally?

Can't find anything useful in the MS Knowledgebase, but then it's hard to think of particularly useful search terms in this context!

Just out of curiosity - did you try hitting F5 when your new folders failed to appear?  If not, try it next time this happens.

(And of course remember what I said about having a poltergeist in your machine...)