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Old September 8th 05, 05:18 AM
thomas
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Default Can't rename or delete a file - File system error (1026)

I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow), which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas


  #2  
Old September 8th 05, 06:05 AM
Gary S. Terhune
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thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs (no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas




  #3  
Old September 8th 05, 06:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Gary S. Terhune
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Default Can't rename or delete a file - File system error (1026)

thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs (no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas




  #4  
Old September 8th 05, 06:05 AM
Alan Edwards
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You are probably overloading the floppy if you are putting files
directly in the root drive.
A floppy only hold 224 entries in the root and long filenames will
take 3 or more entries.

If you want to backup favorites, you only need one file.
Use IE-File-Export and create a single html file.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:18:11 -0600, "thomas"
wrote:

I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow), which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas

  #5  
Old September 8th 05, 06:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Alan Edwards
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Default Can't rename or delete a file - File system error (1026)

You are probably overloading the floppy if you are putting files
directly in the root drive.
A floppy only hold 224 entries in the root and long filenames will
take 3 or more entries.

If you want to backup favorites, you only need one file.
Use IE-File-Export and create a single html file.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:18:11 -0600, "thomas"
wrote:

I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow), which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas

  #6  
Old September 8th 05, 06:35 AM
thomas
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How do I address an "initial post to all the appropriate NGs" ?

Thanks,

thomas

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs

(no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a

chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I

got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to

add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error

message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas






  #7  
Old September 8th 05, 06:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
thomas
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Default Can't rename or delete a file - File system error (1026)

How do I address an "initial post to all the appropriate NGs" ?

Thanks,

thomas

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs

(no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a

chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I

got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to

add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error

message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas






  #8  
Old September 8th 05, 06:39 AM
Gary S. Terhune
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In the Header section labeled "Newsgroups", click on that label and you'll
be offered a dialogue that allows you to address to any number of NGs (but,
again, please keep it to a minimum.)

I've answered again in your other thread, and I still suggest that you try
the suggestions in that KB article (one you already know about), regardless
of the fact that your "cause" doesn't seem to match.

Or follow Alan's advice and skip it for now. It's not doing anything else to
your system.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
How do I address an "initial post to all the appropriate NGs" ?

Thanks,

thomas

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs

(no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a

chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I

got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure
you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to

add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error

message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas








  #9  
Old September 8th 05, 06:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Gary S. Terhune
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Posts: 1,846
Default Can't rename or delete a file - File system error (1026)

In the Header section labeled "Newsgroups", click on that label and you'll
be offered a dialogue that allows you to address to any number of NGs (but,
again, please keep it to a minimum.)

I've answered again in your other thread, and I still suggest that you try
the suggestions in that KB article (one you already know about), regardless
of the fact that your "cause" doesn't seem to match.

Or follow Alan's advice and skip it for now. It's not doing anything else to
your system.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
How do I address an "initial post to all the appropriate NGs" ?

Thanks,

thomas

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
thomas,

Please don't multi-post your questions. If you really think more than one
newsgroup can help, address the initial post to all the appropriate NGs

(no
more than a few, please). That way, when we read it in one group, and it
gets marked read, it gets marked read everywhere.

For what it's worth, you aren't likely to find any better answer to your
question than in the General Discussion group, provided you give us a

chance
to fully understand your problem.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"thomas" wrote in message
...
I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I

got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure
you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),
which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to

add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error

message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a
backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas








  #10  
Old September 8th 05, 07:30 AM
thomas
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As a test, I even attempted to copy (to a floppy) the single sub-folder
within Favorites that contains this "non-deletable" file - only 26 files in
the folder. Same error message. I even tried moving the weird file out of
the
folder. Same error message.

Thanks for the backup tip. I didn't know about using an HTML file for
backing up Favorites onto a floppy. All my links now fit nicely in one HTML
file and don't take up nearly the space that copying the Favorites folder
does.

But is there a way to organize my Favorites sub-folders alphabetically in
this HTML file? I have lots of sub folders, and they appear completely
randomly in the HTML file.

Actually, the reason I put my Favorites on a floppy isn't just to back them
up. I carry them with me when I travel.

Thanks again.

thomas


"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
...
You are probably overloading the floppy if you are putting files
directly in the root drive.
A floppy only hold 224 entries in the root and long filenames will
take 3 or more entries.

If you want to backup favorites, you only need one file.
Use IE-File-Export and create a single html file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:18:11 -0600, "thomas"
wrote:

I was attempting to backup my Windows98 Favorites onto a floppy, when I

got
this error message:

"Cannot copy (file name) : Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you
specify the correct path and file name."

The named file was without a link icon (the blue "e" with the arrow),

which
indicated to me that it lacked its file association. So I attempted to

add
the .URL extension. I got the following error message:

"Cannot rename file. File system error (1026)."

So I attempted to just delete the file. I got the following error

message:

"Cannot delete file. File system error (1026)."

Now what? Until I fix "File system error (1026)," I am unable to do a

backup
of this folder.

Thanks for any help.

thomas




 




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