Fold Extension
Hello,
Hope you can help me as this drives me crazy: All of sudden I found all the folders have exe extension. So, Windows recognized them as system files. I tried to change them back to folders (as they have many important files inside) but in vain. Please help.
Is there any easy and quick fix to this.
Thanks,
Sarah
May 17th, 2012 1:32am
Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - Right click
Command Prompt and
choose Run As Administrator. Type
dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
* The character preceding more (|more) at the end of the line is the pipe character not an l (L) or a 1 (one). Press
Shift + \ for the pipe character, usually above the
enter key. This pages the output one screen at a time.
Peruse the output of all your folders in and under My Documents. Do they appear normal in this view.
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"Sarah Alain" wrote in message news:eedb5936-d0e7-4528-b9ee-dbcb3c7ec0bc...
> Hello,
>
>
> Hope you can help me as this drives me crazy: All of sudden I found all the folders have exe extension. So, Windows recognized them as system files. I tried to change them back to folders (as they have many important files inside) but in vain. Please help.
>
> Is there any easy and quick fix to this.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
>
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May 17th, 2012 5:25am
Hello David,
Thank you so much, really appreciate this. I followed all the steps, but still no luck; I typed (in fact I copied and pasted) "
dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
but then, nothing.
Pleassssseeee,
Thank you so much,
Sarah
May 17th, 2012 5:47am
Did you paste it into a command prompt, normally a black window?
The Start menu is composed of folders, are the menus there working? What
programs can you start?
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"Sarah Alain" wrote in message news:82858db7-777c-45ab-b227-506163112477...
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>
>
> Hello David,
>
>
>
>
> Thank you so much, really appreciate this. I followed all the steps, but
> still no luck; I typed (in fact I copied and pasted) "
>
> dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more but then, nothing.
>
> Pleassssseeee,
>
> Thank you so much,
>
> Sarah
>
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May 17th, 2012 6:11am
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. Yes, I clicked start,
All Programs - Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and
choose Run As Administrator. Then, a black window opened, so I pasted what you kindly wrote.
Then, I got the following: What should I do next?
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more?
'more?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more/
Invalid parameter - /
C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
Volume in drive C is TI102805W0E
Volume Serial Number is FEEF-CFB3
Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents
04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> .
04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> AutoPlay Media Studio 8
01/19/2012 06:50 PM <DIR> Downloads
01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Music [C:\Users\Mona\Music]
01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Pictures [C:\Users\Mona\Pictures]
01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Videos [C:\Users\Mona\Videos]
02/25/2011 02:22 PM <DIR> My Weblog Posts
01/19/2012 06:39 PM <DIR> OneNote Notebooks
01/31/2011 09:05 PM <DIR> SafeNet Sentinel
07/29/2011 12:09 PM <DIR> SPSSInc
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents\AutoPlay Media Studio 8
01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> .
01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> ..
01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> Projects
0 File(s) 0 bytes
May 17th, 2012 6:27am
There was a question mark at the end of the line that somehow appeared. The
command finally worked and shows nothing wrong with those folders listed.
Are those folders listed as exe files when viewed in explorer.
BTW this is a Vista group not Windows 7.
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"Sarah Alain" wrote in message news:f9a3001d-70d7-4d4f-9fc5-7a102ff1958d...
>
> I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. Yes, I clicked start, All Programs -
> Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and
> choose Run As Administrator. Then, a black window opened, so I pasted what
> you kindly wrote.
>
>
> Then, I got the following: What should I do next?
>
>
> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more?
> 'more?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more/
> Invalid parameter - /
>
> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
> Volume in drive C is TI102805W0E
> Volume Serial Number is FEEF-CFB3
>
> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents
>
> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> .
> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> AutoPlay Media Studio 8
> 01/19/2012 06:50 PM <DIR> Downloads
> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Music [C:\Users\Mona\Music]
> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Pictures
> [C:\Users\Mona\Pictures]
> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Videos [C:\Users\Mona\Videos]
> 02/25/2011 02:22 PM <DIR> My Weblog Posts
> 01/19/2012 06:39 PM <DIR> OneNote Notebooks
> 01/31/2011 09:05 PM <DIR> SafeNet Sentinel
> 07/29/2011 12:09 PM <DIR> SPSSInc
> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>
> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents\AutoPlay Media Studio 8
>
> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> .
> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> ..
> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> Projects
> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>
>
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May 17th, 2012 6:52am
It might becaused by a shell extension.
Explorer is built on addin programs called Shell Extensions. The standard
ones are supplied by MS but programs add their own.
Download http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
Disable all non Microsoft shell extensions Press Ctrl + Shift + Escape On the Process tab select explorer and right click and choose
End Process Repeat if more than one explorer in the list Click the File menu then New Task (Run) and type explorer
and if it helps, reenable one by
one to identify which one.
It might be caused by a third party program.
Try clean boot troubleshooting.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
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"DavidMCandy" wrote in message news:ce3fe47c-143a-4a03-bc27-7cf07d778862...
> There was a question mark at the end of the line that somehow appeared. The
> command finally worked and shows nothing wrong with those folders listed.
> Are those folders listed as exe files when viewed in explorer.
>
> BTW this is a Vista group not Windows 7.
>
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> "Sarah Alain" wrote in message news:f9a3001d-70d7-4d4f-9fc5-7a102ff1958d...
>>
>> I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. Yes, I clicked start, All Programs -
>> Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and
>> choose Run As Administrator. Then, a black window opened, so I pasted what
>> you kindly wrote.
>>
>>
>> Then, I got the following: What should I do next?
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
>> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>
>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more?
>> 'more?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>
>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more/
>> Invalid parameter - /
>>
>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
>> Volume in drive C is TI102805W0E
>> Volume Serial Number is FEEF-CFB3
>>
>> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents
>>
>> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
>> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> AutoPlay Media Studio 8
>> 01/19/2012 06:50 PM <DIR> Downloads
>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Music [C:\Users\Mona\Music]
>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Pictures
>> [C:\Users\Mona\Pictures]
>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Videos [C:\Users\Mona\Videos]
>> 02/25/2011 02:22 PM <DIR> My Weblog Posts
>> 01/19/2012 06:39 PM <DIR> OneNote Notebooks
>> 01/31/2011 09:05 PM <DIR> SafeNet Sentinel
>> 07/29/2011 12:09 PM <DIR> SPSSInc
>> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>>
>> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents\AutoPlay Media Studio 8
>>
>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> .
>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> ...
>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> Projects
>> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>>
>>
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May 17th, 2012 8:24am
PS You need to right click ShExVw and choose Run As Administrator.
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"DavidMCandy" wrote in message news:c23ce0dd-a93d-4aa9-968e-e920187fed16...
> It might becaused by a shell extension.
>
> Explorer is built on addin programs called Shell Extensions. The standard
> ones are supplied by MS but programs add their own.
>
> Download http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
>
> a.. Disable all non Microsoft shell extensions
> b.. Press Ctrl + Shift + Escape
> c.. On the Process tab select explorer and right click and choose End
> Process
> d.. Repeat if more than one explorer in the list
> e.. Click the File menu then New Task (Run) and type explorer
>
> and if it helps, reenable one by
> one to identify which one.
>
> It might be caused by a third party program.
> Try clean boot troubleshooting.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
>
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> "DavidMCandy" wrote in message
> news:ce3fe47c-143a-4a03-bc27-7cf07d778862...
>> There was a question mark at the end of the line that somehow appeared.
>> The
>> command finally worked and shows nothing wrong with those folders listed.
>> Are those folders listed as exe files when viewed in explorer.
>>
>> BTW this is a Vista group not Windows 7.
>>
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>> "Sarah Alain" wrote in message
>> news:f9a3001d-70d7-4d4f-9fc5-7a102ff1958d...
>>>
>>> I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. Yes, I clicked start, All Programs -
>>> Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and
>>> choose Run As Administrator. Then, a black window opened, so I pasted
>>> what
>>> you kindly wrote.
>>>
>>>
>>> Then, I got the following: What should I do next?
>>>
>>>
>>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
>>> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>>
>>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more?
>>> 'more?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>
>>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more/
>>> Invalid parameter - /
>>>
>>> C:\Windows\system32>dir "%userprofile%\documents" /ad /s |more
>>> Volume in drive C is TI102805W0E
>>> Volume Serial Number is FEEF-CFB3
>>>
>>> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents
>>>
>>> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
>>> 04/19/2012 01:57 PM <DIR> ..
>>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> AutoPlay Media Studio 8
>>> 01/19/2012 06:50 PM <DIR> Downloads
>>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Music [C:\Users\Mona\Music]
>>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Pictures
>>> [C:\Users\Mona\Pictures]
>>> 01/16/2012 03:54 AM <JUNCTION> My Videos [C:\Users\Mona\Videos]
>>> 02/25/2011 02:22 PM <DIR> My Weblog Posts
>>> 01/19/2012 06:39 PM <DIR> OneNote Notebooks
>>> 01/31/2011 09:05 PM <DIR> SafeNet Sentinel
>>> 07/29/2011 12:09 PM <DIR> SPSSInc
>>> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>>>
>>> Directory of C:\Users\Mona\documents\AutoPlay Media Studio 8
>>>
>>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> .
>>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> ...
>>> 01/23/2011 05:19 AM <DIR> Projects
>>> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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May 17th, 2012 9:06am
Yeeeesss, you are an angel David...Thank you sooo much although thank you is never enough...At last..it is back to normal....WaWWW.....Really thank you soooo much...:))
Sarah
May 17th, 2012 11:42am
Were you able to identify which shell extension was causing it?
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"Sarah Alain" wrote in message news:40e49ff8-9b8a-4f79-bda6-115d491f445d...
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> Yeeeesss, you are an angel David...Thank you sooo much although thank you
> is never enough...At last..it is back to normal....WaWWW.....Really thank
> you soooo much...:))
>
>
> Sarah
>
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
May 17th, 2012 5:01pm