unable to access folder on hard drive

dairyman · 04-14-2006, 07:09 PM

dont know if this is correct thread to post on. if not then apologies.
my problem is one folder on the desktop which i cannot access. clicking on it does nothing at present. however a few hrs ago when i clicked on it an error message came up saying that internet windows? had created errors and had to do something. then i went to white screen with option to recover active desktop.
any ideas>?

dairyman · 04-14-2006, 07:14 PM

just to add. i just tried opening system and as it opened all of a sudden an error message came up 'windows exe has generated errors and must be closed by window. an error log will be written. '
very strange.

**dragon2309** · 04-14-2006, 07:18 PM

can you access the internet??? if you can then download SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your PC and clean any infected files etc... also download AdAware SE Personal Edition and scan/clean your PC. Do you have any Anit Virus software isntalled, and from what you said i can tell that you do not have windows XP, is it ME or 98?? (im hoping 98, lol)

dragon

LithiumSunset · 04-14-2006, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dairyman

dont know if this is correct thread to post on. if not then apologies.
my problem is one folder on the desktop which i cannot access. clicking on it does nothing at present. however a few hrs ago when i clicked on it an error message came up saying that internet windows? had created errors and had to do something. then i went to white screen with option to recover active desktop.
any ideas>?

As the other poster stated, run a scan on that machine. It sounds as if the file system on the drive is damaged too. You may need to reformat or possibly replace the hard drive.

dairyman · 04-14-2006, 07:24 PM

ive got quite a few security programs.
antivirus,antitrojan,zonealarm,spybot,adaware,ewid o,prox,ssm,spysw,cw,firefox to name a few

have windows 2000

problems started after installing all updates from microsoft .also using kazaa
but never had a problem with kazaa before.

WinCrazy · 04-15-2006, 07:29 PM

XP always has a folder called "System Volume Information" that noone can access. If this isn't the name of the folder then run a filesystem check:
Start > Run > chkdsk c: /f /r
It will pop up a window saying that this is the system disk and that the check needs to be run at the next boot, Answer with a "y" and then restart. This should correct the problem.

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dairyman New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4	unable to access folder on hard drive dont know if this is correct thread to post on. if not then apologies. my problem is one folder on the desktop which i cannot access. clicking on it does nothing at present. however a few hrs ago when i clicked on it an error message came up saying that internet windows? had created errors and had to do something. then i went to white screen with option to recover active desktop. any ideas>?

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04-14-2006, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
dairyman New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4	just to add. i just tried opening system and as it opened all of a sudden an error message came up 'windows exe has generated errors and must be closed by window. an error log will be written. ' very strange.

04-14-2006, 07:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
dairyman New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4	ive got quite a few security programs. antivirus,antitrojan,zonealarm,spybot,adaware,ewid o,prox,ssm,spysw,cw,firefox to name a few have windows 2000 problems started after installing all updates from microsoft .also using kazaa but never had a problem with kazaa before.

04-15-2006, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
WinCrazy New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania Posts: 13	XP always has a folder called "System Volume Information" that noone can access. If this isn't the name of the folder then run a filesystem check: Start > Run > chkdsk c: /f /r It will pop up a window saying that this is the system disk and that the check needs to be run at the next boot, Answer with a "y" and then restart. This should correct the problem.