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Unwanted system folder appeared.
Has anybody had an unwanted system folder appear in 'my computer' that will
not go away? The folder cannot be deleted and cannot be opened. On right clicking the description system folder column and clicking properties opens the system information panel in control panel. Any clues? i'm running W98SE -- a thanks from gordon bennet |
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Sometimes applications leave folders in My Computer or on the desktop after
they are uninstalled. Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) to the appropriate key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace Look for an entry that looks differently from the others or refers to the program. Export the key so you can restore it in case of problems and then delete the entry. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "gordon bennet" wrote in message ... Has anybody had an unwanted system folder appear in 'my computer' that will not go away? The folder cannot be deleted and cannot be opened. On right clicking the description system folder column and clicking properties opens the system information panel in control panel. Any clues? i'm running W98SE -- a thanks from gordon bennet |
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Hi Ron,
Would it be something that you could do from Dos? ie, could you just ' rd ' and let it sort itself from there? (I shouldnt even be posting, have so much study to do, but this sort of thing is along the lines of my study, so...) regards Jane "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... Sometimes applications leave folders in My Computer or on the desktop after they are uninstalled. Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) to the appropriate key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Deskto p\NameSpace HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\MyComp uter\NameSpace Look for an entry that looks differently from the others or refers to the program. Export the key so you can restore it in case of problems and then delete the entry. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "gordon bennet" wrote in message ... Has anybody had an unwanted system folder appear in 'my computer' that will not go away? The folder cannot be deleted and cannot be opened. On right clicking the description system folder column and clicking properties opens the system information panel in control panel. Any clues? i'm running W98SE -- a thanks from gordon bennet |
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These "folders" aren't directories, Jane. They aren't part of the file
system. They're imaginary folders, shortcuts, really, that are created by entries in the Registry. You get rid of them by getting rid of the entries that create them. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "jane" wrote in message ... Hi Ron, Would it be something that you could do from Dos? ie, could you just ' rd ' and let it sort itself from there? (I shouldnt even be posting, have so much study to do, but this sort of thing is along the lines of my study, so...) regards Jane "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... Sometimes applications leave folders in My Computer or on the desktop after they are uninstalled. Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) to the appropriate key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\De skto p\NameSpace HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\My Comp uter\NameSpace Look for an entry that looks differently from the others or refers to the program. Export the key so you can restore it in case of problems and then delete the entry. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "gordon bennet" wrote in message ... Has anybody had an unwanted system folder appear in 'my computer' that will not go away? The folder cannot be deleted and cannot be opened. On right clicking the description system folder column and clicking properties opens the system information panel in control panel. Any clues? i'm running W98SE -- a thanks from gordon bennet |
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These "folders" aren't directories, Jane. They aren't part of the file system. They're imaginary folders, shortcuts, really, that are created by entries in the Registry. You get rid of them by getting rid of the entries that create them. Thanks gary, Cleared one thing up, buuuut,,,,, If they are imaginary, (so to speak), Why did something as smart as the Registry create/make them in the first place? (or is it an Entry in the Reg that created an Entry within itself even though it Knew it wasnt Real anyway). (i love my d/t) regards Jane |
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Well, Jane... *Everything* you see on the screen is imaginary, isn't it?
I was referring more to the fact that while most of the stuff you see is an imaginary depiction of a file or directory (even LNK files are real files), "NameSpace" items are not. Real shortcuts, or "normal" files and directories, "reside" in a real directory--in the case of the Desktop, there really is a directory in which the items displayed exist, and those items exist even when you shut down or change Shell (to a DOS box, for instance), NameSpace items are fabricated from instructions given by the Registry, "on the fly", so to speak. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "jane" wrote in message ... These "folders" aren't directories, Jane. They aren't part of the file system. They're imaginary folders, shortcuts, really, that are created by entries in the Registry. You get rid of them by getting rid of the entries that create them. Thanks gary, Cleared one thing up, buuuut,,,,, If they are imaginary, (so to speak), Why did something as smart as the Registry create/make them in the first place? (or is it an Entry in the Reg that created an Entry within itself even though it Knew it wasnt Real anyway). (i love my d/t) regards Jane |
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The registry isn't intelligent - it's just a repository. It's up to the OS
and the applications to use the registry properly. The system provides a facility for applications to create these 'virtual' folders using a registry entry, and it assumes they will be done properly. In fact, it would be extremely difficult to determine which ones were supposed to be there and which weren't, as evidenced by how often registry cleaners such as Norton get it wrong. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "jane" wrote in message ... snip Thanks gary, Cleared one thing up, buuuut,,,,, If they are imaginary, (so to speak), Why did something as smart as the Registry create/make them in the first place? (or is it an Entry in the Reg that created an Entry within itself even though it Knew it wasnt Real anyway). (i love my d/t) regards Jane |
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"Jeff Richards" wrote: The registry isn't intelligent - it's just a repository. It's up to the OS and the applications to use the registry properly. The system provides a facility for applications to create these 'virtual' folders using a registry entry, and it assumes they will be done properly. In fact, it would be extremely difficult to determine which ones were supposed to be there and which weren't, as evidenced by how often registry cleaners such as Norton get it wrong. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "jane" wrote in message ... snip Thanks gary, Cleared one thing up, buuuut,,,,, If they are imaginary, (so to speak), Why did something as smart as the Registry create/make them in the first place? (or is it an Entry in the Reg that created an Entry within itself even though it Knew it wasnt Real anyway). (i love my d/t) regards Jane Thanks for the input i have tried Norton Utilities on this with a scan but as you say it got it wrong. I will try digging in with the registry editor as suggested. Thanks for now. |
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