Can't make new folder in WinXP

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Since I started to use a pendrive I can't create a new folder in WinXP,
rename certain folders or move large (>a few MB) files. I've tried a CHKDSK
but it doesn't seem to help. When I try to do any of these the whole computer
hangs and only responds to Ctrl-Alt-Del.
I've tried System Restore but none of its restore points work.
WinXP SP2 embedded, Mozilla Firefox, Office2000, Norton Internet Security,
Seitek Pendrive, plenty of disk space, Acronis Trueimage.

Can I rescue this system or is it Format time?
g4kzo

 

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Did you create an image before you messed with the hardware. Do you have
"any" image from before you added the pen drive?

Use it.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Andrew Keir" <Andrew Keir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:811A15B2-A2C2-44F4-B94E-A94CC9831B24@microsoft.com...
> Since I started to use a pendrive I can't create a new folder in WinXP,
> rename certain folders or move large (>a few MB) files. I've tried a
> CHKDSK
> but it doesn't seem to help. When I try to do any of these the whole
> computer
> hangs and only responds to Ctrl-Alt-Del.
> I've tried System Restore but none of its restore points work.
> WinXP SP2 embedded, Mozilla Firefox, Office2000, Norton Internet Security,
> Seitek Pendrive, plenty of disk space, Acronis Trueimage.
>
> Can I rescue this system or is it Format time?
> g4kzo

 

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I doubt it was the pendrive as it works fine in my other WinXP machine. I'm
trying to avoid going right back ( I only image every few months) as it would
mean reinstalling rather a lot of programs. Is it me, or is WinXP just as
flaky as previous escapes - er, releases - but in different ways? The other
machine won't respond to "Help & Support" - just, nothing happens when I
click on it. Never has, even after a re-install. Everyone says that's
impossible, too.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Did you create an image before you messed with the hardware. Do you have
> "any" image from before you added the pen drive?
>
> Use it.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "Andrew Keir" <Andrew Keir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:811A15B2-A2C2-44F4-B94E-A94CC9831B24@microsoft.com...
> > Since I started to use a pendrive I can't create a new folder in WinXP,
> > rename certain folders or move large (>a few MB) files. I've tried a
> > CHKDSK
> > but it doesn't seem to help. When I try to do any of these the whole
> > computer
> > hangs and only responds to Ctrl-Alt-Del.
> > I've tried System Restore but none of its restore points work.
> > WinXP SP2 embedded, Mozilla Firefox, Office2000, Norton Internet Security,
> > Seitek Pendrive, plenty of disk space, Acronis Trueimage.
> >
> > Can I rescue this system or is it Format time?
> > g4kzo
>
>
>