Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

[Guest Gerd]

Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Dear all,

 

I just can't believe that there is no solution for the following

problem other than switching to Windows XP or at least to some

replacement for Explorer.EXE:

 

If I open the Windows explorer with its standard setting (tree view in

the left pane shows all the folders) and let it open, I experience the

following problem after the Explorer has been idle for some minutes:

 

When I return to

explorer and attempt to click on another folder or a file in another

folder I get the message

 

"C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop\desktop\[]\tmp is not

accessible. The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is

incorrect".

 

It seems that explorer replaces the current directory drive letter

with "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop\desktop\[]". The

created

folder name has an imbedded control character displayed as a square

symbol. This is an invalid path and results in the access violation.

Explorer must be terminated at this point because it becomes

completely unusable.

 

In addition, some of the folder icons in the treeview are destroyed

(either replaced by wrong icons or not shown at all).

 

Here's a screenshot (unfortunately, german version of Windows 2000,

but I hope it gives a clue):

 

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1313/explorermackeip6.png

 

I just can't believe that there is really NO fix for that! There were

some hints referring to memory (RAM) and filesystem issues but they

are not applicable here. The RAM installed in this computer is error-

free, and chkdsk did not find any problems in the filesystems

whatsoever.

 

Please help!

 

Thank you very much in advance and kind regards,

 

Gerd

[Guest John John]

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Any particular reason why you still are on SP2? The latest Service Pack

for Windows 2000 is SP4, I am not saying that SP4 will fix your problem

but there are all kinds of fixes in every service pack and the bug you

have may have been addressed in a later service pack.

 

John

 

Gerd wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> I just can't believe that there is no solution for the following

> problem other than switching to Windows XP or at least to some

> replacement for Explorer.EXE:

>

> If I open the Windows explorer with its standard setting (tree view in

> the left pane shows all the folders) and let it open, I experience the

> following problem after the Explorer has been idle for some minutes:

>

> When I return to

> explorer and attempt to click on another folder or a file in another

> folder I get the message

>

> "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop\desktop\[]\tmp is not

> accessible. The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is

> incorrect".

>

> It seems that explorer replaces the current directory drive letter

> with "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop\desktop\[]". The

> created

> folder name has an imbedded control character displayed as a square

> symbol. This is an invalid path and results in the access violation.

> Explorer must be terminated at this point because it becomes

> completely unusable.

>

> In addition, some of the folder icons in the treeview are destroyed

> (either replaced by wrong icons or not shown at all).

>

> Here's a screenshot (unfortunately, german version of Windows 2000,

> but I hope it gives a clue):

>

> http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1313/explorermackeip6.png

>

> I just can't believe that there is really NO fix for that! There were

> some hints referring to memory (RAM) and filesystem issues but they

> are not applicable here. The RAM installed in this computer is error-

> free, and chkdsk did not find any problems in the filesystems

> whatsoever.

>

> Please help!

>

> Thank you very much in advance and kind regards,

>

> Gerd

[Guest Gerd]

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Dear John,

 

On 25 Jan., 18:15, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Any particular reason why you still are on SP2?  The latest Service Pack

> forWindows2000is SP4, I am not saying that SP4 will fix your problem

> but there are all kinds of fixes in every service pack and the bug you

> have may have been addressed in a later service pack.

 

Oops, a typo. Of course, I am on SP4 and all updates available from

Windows Update for Windows 2000 are installed, too.

 

There was somebody in the far past who already had this problem when

SP2 was the most recent one but it seems that SP4 doesn't fix it

anyway. In very rare cases, I have been told, this problem can also

occur on Windows XP.

 

Please accept my sincere apologies for confusing you,

 

Gerd

[Guest Frank Booth Snr]

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Re: Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current foldersetting when try to access a different folder

 

Gerd wrote:

> Dear John,

>

> On 25 Jan., 18:15, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

>

>>Any particular reason why you still are on SP2? The latest Service Pack

>>forWindows2000is SP4, I am not saying that SP4 will fix your problem

>>but there are all kinds of fixes in every service pack and the bug you

>>have may have been addressed in a later service pack.

>

>

> Oops, a typo. Of course, I am on SP4 and all updates available from

> Windows Update for Windows 2000 are installed, too.

>

> There was somebody in the far past who already had this problem when

> SP2 was the most recent one but it seems that SP4 doesn't fix it

> anyway. In very rare cases, I have been told, this problem can also

> occur on Windows XP.

>

> Please accept my sincere apologies for confusing you,

>

I have had SP4 for years and have never experienced your problem. It

sounds like you may have a corrupt version of Win2k. You may also have

some other drives installed which you have not mentioned that could be

causing issues.