re: find files/folders disabled
Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 3:21 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by mistergil
(915 messages posted)
When you say you are having trouble with the "files and folders tool" do you mean
your desktop windows explorer?
On Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 2:28 am, badluckguy wrote:
>I have a problem concerning the find files or folders tool. It starts and then does
>not show the window.
>
>I have run a good antiviral program (fully updated) that cannot be disrupted by
various
>worms that destroy the av definitions. It deleted the some worms such as: (don't
>remember names exactly) handy and duster. It was set to delete them and cure any
>boot sectors that were affected, not just review them.
>
>Furthermore, I have tried to:
>-run spybot S&D with proper features set
>-reinstall IE 5.5 sp2 and try to repair it under add/remove programs
>-reinstall windows options under add/remove programs> windows setup tab
>-disable system restore and purge folders
>-run norton system check and ndd (also found no problems)
>-searched all over the internet and as much of this forum I could, but with no avail
>-disabled VBS (after everything stopped working)
>
>I am also experiencing script errors in IE, and Windows MP will not open files.
This
>was happening before I disabled VBS.
>
>I have not tried to reinstall Windows over itself as I do not know how to do it
and
>am not sure how well it works after (due to readings in threads about people who
>could not get applications to respond after)
>
>I really would not like to have to wipe the entire HDD as it contains lots of info,
>also the install disk has been misplaced so if this was last resort I would have
>to install 98SE as it is the only disk I have. I do believe the most of the windows
>files on located on the HDD though, but I am not familiar with how to access and
>extract the proper ones (if any).
>
>Anyone with any information (even info on topics in this request not related to
find
>files/folders, but to reinstalling windows over itself) and or patience to read
all
>of this would be greatly appreciated as I am not the sole user of this OS and others
>patience are wearing thin.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
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- find files/folders disabled (badluckguy: Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 2:28 am)
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