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Deleting Files
Every time I try to delete documents I keep getting copies of copies. Some
of my documents have been recopied 300 - 400 times. I have tried right click and hitting delete to send to the recycle bin and I get a new copy of the same thing, I don't know what else to do. I was going to try to delete everything in my documents but there are thing there I don't want to delete. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you |
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Em Domingo 08 Novembro 2009 16:37, MommaMia escreveu:
Every time I try to delete documents I keep getting copies of copies. Some of my documents have been recopied 300 - 400 times. I have tried right click and hitting delete to send to the recycle bin and I get a new copy of the same thing, I don't know what else to do. I was going to try to delete everything in my documents but there are thing there I don't want to delete. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you that's a kind of infection that i never seen before... |
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MommaMia wrote:
Every time I try to delete documents I keep getting copies of copies. Some of my documents have been recopied 300 - 400 times. I have tried right-click and hitting Delete to send to the recycle bin and I get a new copy of the same thing; I don't know what else to do. I was going to try to delete everything in My Documents but there are things there I don't want to delete. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. Here are a few things to try: Do a search for "copy of" (in that specific folder, to speed up the search). If you agree you want to delete all the files found, press Ctrl/A to select all, and press Delete key. A Ctrl/Click of specific filenames can deselect them from the highlighted list. Remember, a Ctrl/Z soon after the Delete action should restore the deleted files from the Recycle Bin. Also look at these possible fixes: Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm Copy/Paste Problems? Click Start, Run, and enter these lines: regsvr32 ole32.dll (Press Enter key) regsvr32 /i shell32.dll (Press Enter key) Also try Kelly's tweak (you'll find instructions at the top of the page). Line 233 - Enable Drag and Drop http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - or - http://aumha.org/downloads/dragndropx.zip -- Joe =o) |
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Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these Web pages. Help with malwa All MS-MVP Sites. Consider this: Whenever a new error condition appears on your computer, it is almost certain that there was some change to the computer soon before the problem began. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php So How Did I Get Infected Anyway? For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of. "MommaMia" wrote in message ... Every time I try to delete documents I keep getting copies of copies. Some of my documents have been recopied 300 - 400 times. I have tried right click and hitting delete to send to the recycle bin and I get a new copy of the same thing, I don't know what else to do. I was going to try to delete everything in my documents but there are thing there I don't want to delete. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you |
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I know it sounds stupid...but.......
I got exactly this problem until I realised that I was deleting messages,etc from my "deleted items " file which I had open at the time. For a short while this was quite mistifying :-)) "MommaMia" wrote in message ... Every time I try to delete documents I keep getting copies of copies. Some of my documents have been recopied 300 - 400 times. I have tried right click and hitting delete to send to the recycle bin and I get a new copy of the same thing, I don't know what else to do. I was going to try to delete everything in my documents but there are thing there I don't want to delete. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you |
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