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Windows 2000 (service pack 2) explorer corrupts current folder setting when I copy a file out of explorer

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Vince Jacobson

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May 8, 2002, 5:50:51 PM5/8/02
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In explorer I right click and copy a file from D:\tmp then move my
cursor to my desktop and right click and paste. 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\vj\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\vj\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. Any fixes?


Vince

Josh

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May 8, 2002, 10:37:30 PM5/8/02
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"Vince Jacobson" <vincej...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I'm sorry I don't have a definitive answer, but, that files with [] in them
seem lurk in the windows temp folder. Is your temp folder set to d:\tmp?
Maybe that's why weird things happen when you try to copy and paste a file
out of there. If it is the case that d:\tmp is your windows temp directory,
maybe you should separate the window's temp directory with your own. I have
one called misc.
josh

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