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Old July 15th 04, 06:49 PM
Len
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy, delete,
rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will hang
up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and the
scandisk that runs because windows did not properly close
seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file named
winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the problem
persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
lost.

Len
  #2  
Old July 15th 04, 11:02 PM
PCR
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

Does it happen in a clean boot situation...?...

"START button, Run, MSConfig", & turn off the Startup Group, Config.sys
& Autoexec.bat.

(Note: when you later turn them back on, all items in them will get
checked. So, note what may be unchecked first.)

If it does not happen there, then the first suspect may actually be your
virus scanner, especially if you have it set to auto-scan. Which one is
it?


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Len" wrote in message
...
| I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
| hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy, delete,
| rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
| Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will hang
| up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
| out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and the
| scandisk that runs because windows did not properly close
| seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
| prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file named
| winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the problem
| persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
| maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
| lost.
|
| Len


  #3  
Old July 16th 04, 08:27 PM
Len
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

Thanks for offering help. I believe I have this problem
fixed. It appears that something called 'Xupiter' placed
a trojan horse on my system. I had used a freeware
package called Spybot to track down such things and it
deleted a file called 'sp.dll'. That is where my problem
began. At startup I was getting a message that sp.dll
could not be found and I believe that when the trojan
horse code was not able to complete it left Internet
Explorer corrupted. I re-installed IE and used MSCONFIG
to unflag two lines that read
'regedit -s C:\windows\sp.dll'.
I no longer get the message that 'sp.dll' cannot be found
and windows explorer seems to be OK. I did a search
on 'sp.dll' and found lots of hits addressing this
problem. My resolution came from 'www.dll-files.com'.

Thanks again


-----Original Message-----
Does it happen in a clean boot situation...?...

"START button, Run, MSConfig", & turn off the Startup

Group, Config.sys
& Autoexec.bat.

(Note: when you later turn them back on, all items in

them will get
checked. So, note what may be unchecked first.)

If it does not happen there, then the first suspect may

actually be your
virus scanner, especially if you have it set to auto-

scan. Which one is
it?


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Len" wrote in message
...
| I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
| hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy,

delete,
| rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
| Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will

hang
| up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
| out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and

the
| scandisk that runs because windows did not properly

close
| seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
| prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file

named
| winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the

problem
| persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
| maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
| lost.
|
| Len


.

  #4  
Old July 16th 04, 10:52 PM
PCR
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

You are welcome. Glad you got it. Yes, indeed, Xupiter is a dirty rotten
scoundrel & has been known to mess with a certain .dll...

As PA Bear also knows...

......Start.......
....snip
Don't know what is causing your error, but first be sure you do not have
Xupiter installed, as it is associated with many MFC42 errors.

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#Xupiter

http://www.xupiter.com/uninstall/

You should also install and run Ad-Aware.
Ad-Aware 6 free version:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

....glen
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
......End.........


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Len" wrote in message
...
| Thanks for offering help. I believe I have this problem
| fixed. It appears that something called 'Xupiter' placed
| a trojan horse on my system. I had used a freeware
| package called Spybot to track down such things and it
| deleted a file called 'sp.dll'. That is where my problem
| began. At startup I was getting a message that sp.dll
| could not be found and I believe that when the trojan
| horse code was not able to complete it left Internet
| Explorer corrupted. I re-installed IE and used MSCONFIG
| to unflag two lines that read
| 'regedit -s C:\windows\sp.dll'.
| I no longer get the message that 'sp.dll' cannot be found
| and windows explorer seems to be OK. I did a search
| on 'sp.dll' and found lots of hits addressing this
| problem. My resolution came from 'www.dll-files.com'.
|
| Thanks again
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| Does it happen in a clean boot situation...?...
|
| "START button, Run, MSConfig", & turn off the Startup
| Group, Config.sys
| & Autoexec.bat.
|
| (Note: when you later turn them back on, all items in
| them will get
| checked. So, note what may be unchecked first.)
|
| If it does not happen there, then the first suspect may
| actually be your
| virus scanner, especially if you have it set to auto-
| scan. Which one is
| it?
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Len" wrote in message
| ...
| | I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
| | hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy,
| delete,
| | rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
| | Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will
| hang
| | up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
| | out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and
| the
| | scandisk that runs because windows did not properly
| close
| | seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
| | prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file
| named
| | winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the
| problem
| | persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
| | maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
| | lost.
| |
| | Len
|
|
| .
|


  #5  
Old August 6th 04, 04:02 PM
Cedric
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

I am new to this Newsgroup - hope I am using it correctly.

My problem is a bit like Len's, has anyone offered a solution?

Problem 1: In Windows Explorer I can't drag & drop files
except into the recycle bin, nor can I copy & paste. In
DOS prompt copy & move work OK.

Problem 2: All chm type help files will not display
details, they only show the index.

Problem 3: Brittanica 2001 only shows window headings, not
the portion with the search box.

If I have a virus, is there a site that lists symptoms &
names the virus?

I run WIN98 1st Ed with a firewall, virus protection, and 2
spyware programs.

-----Original Message-----
I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy, delete,
rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will hang
up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and the
scandisk that runs because windows did not properly close
seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file named
winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the problem
persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
lost.

Len
.

  #6  
Old August 6th 04, 07:19 PM
PCR
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Default windows explorer can't delete, copy, move, rename files

HE SAID he had a trojan horse. Therefore...

First pick one of these to identify what loads at boot. Next, see
whether there is an option in it's menus to disable it from starting up.
If you really want to rid yourself of it on a more permanent basis, then
look for it in "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs". However, it isn't
often easy to know what is what in there. One of these URL's may say.
Only last, go to StartUpCop.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q137367
Startup Items
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q179/3/65.asp
Startup Group
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q282107 Startup
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/clean.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/startup.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...tasklist_a.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.php
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/blk/start.htm
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's StartUpCop has "undo", and it is more than a
combination of "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Startup
Programs" and "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". It can even do a
permanent delete. Of course, first see whether the app has an option in
it's own menus to remove itself from the Startup Group. This is
configurable, and one may maintain multiple configurations.

Update definitions & check for viruses, and...
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://patrick.kolla.de/spybotsd.html SpyBot- Search & Destroy. SpyBot
is gabby in it's "Checks" & "Fixes" logs. Turn them off in "Settings".
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.de/ Also AdAware
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip & CWShredder
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip Finally, Hijack This
http://aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
Hijack This Logs Tutorial-- MUST read!
....may find something. (Actually, they certainly will.)

.......Quote..........................
Download and run Hijack This, but don't remove anything with it yet:
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip
Follow the instructions at this Tutorial:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
to save the log files and paste them into a new post at one of these
forums:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=11
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-b.../ikonboard.cgi
http://tomcoyote.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=499

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
....End of quote..............


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Cedric" wrote in message
...
| I am new to this Newsgroup - hope I am using it correctly.
|
| My problem is a bit like Len's, has anyone offered a solution?
|
| Problem 1: In Windows Explorer I can't drag & drop files
| except into the recycle bin, nor can I copy & paste. In
| DOS prompt copy & move work OK.
|
| Problem 2: All chm type help files will not display
| details, they only show the index.
|
| Problem 3: Brittanica 2001 only shows window headings, not
| the portion with the search box.
|
| If I have a virus, is there a site that lists symptoms &
| names the virus?
|
| I run WIN98 1st Ed with a firewall, virus protection, and 2
| spyware programs.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| I have just encountered this problem. Windows Explorer
| hangs the entire system when I try to move, copy, delete,
| rename any files. Scandisk seems to go into a loop.
| Defrag also goes into a loop. The entire system will hang
| up if I right click an icon on my desktop. The only way
| out of the hangs is to do a power off and back on and the
| scandisk that runs because windows did not properly close
| seems to work fine as does defrag if I run it from a DOS
| prompt. I have scanned for a virus and found a file named
| winupd.exe to be infected. It was deleted but the problem
| persists. I have re-installed win98 and applied all
| maintenance for the product that I have. Any ideas, I'm
| lost.
|
| Len
| .
|


 




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