file issues

If you’ve ever found yourself clicking open, close, open, close on a parade of files just to find that one table, picture, or snippet of text, let’s all agree: there must be a better way. Welcome to modern Windows 11, where file previewing in File Explorer isn’t just possible, it’s smart, slick...

Below is an in-depth technical exploration of the issue that arises when a file’s name conflicts with its parent folder’s name in Windows, along with detailed troubleshooting steps and expert insights: Understanding the Naming Conflict At times when you are renaming or creating a file in...

I'm running Windows 10 and this morning I started having trouble opening wav and or mp3 files using Media player. A window pops up with the message for error 0xC00D36B4. I've tried opening multiple files with the same issue. All of these files were ok yesterday. Not sure where to start with...

So, yesterday I wanted to get some icons out of Windows like recycle bin icon, etc. I know that they are stored in shell32.dll and imageres.dll libraries, so I found them and opened in Resource Hacker. In my surprise, there was no icon data at all! I even checked it through HxD and other raw...

I have been trying to install Windows 10 on my new computer from a DVD I purchased with my old decommissioned computer. I have a DVD reader attached via USB. WIth the disk in the drive, when I turn on the system, it boots to the DVD and Windows commences to install. At the 2nd step of coping...

I have the very old Lotus SmartSuite installed on Windows 11 and the functions I need work fine in Windows XP compatibility. What doesn't work is starting SmartCenter at startup. It worked on Windows 10, but doesn't start on Windows 11 when in the Startup programs. I added the SmartCenter...

I was unable to add files to one specific folder on a Blu-ray disc. Later, there was a zero-byte file dated 1974-07-25 that would result in error 0x80070570 when trying to rename it in Windows Explorer. Trying to open it with Notepad or through the "type" command inside CMD results in an error...

I am stuck in the automatic repair loop in windows 10. I do believe I have some currupted files or missing files. Windows is unable to repair it so I am stuck in the loop. I have a flash drive and code for windows 11. I tried to install 11 but my system does not meet requirements. I know this is...

Hello, After playing around in a Windows XP VM, I noticed a very peculiar type of BSOD that I like to call a CBSOD due to it only occuring with bugcheck codes that start with a C. From NT 3.1 all the way to Windows 7, it basically looked like this: Unlike the normal XP-7 BSOD, this one is...

Ok, I'm not enjoying Win10 at all at this point. Every day something new happens that causes me issues. Today, ALL of my directories are suddenly Read Only and I'm not able to update certain Word docs. I've gone online to see how to resolve the Read Only issue but it seems that everybody...

I have lost the "send to zip" function for an Excel spreadsheet. I used the Copyright Office's spreadsheet format but when I right click on it for the "send to zip" function, the file becomes grayed out and "Not responding". No problem with other files -- just this one. I did change the...

Hi everyone, I am 70 years old girl :) and have bunch of photos downloaded on my PC Win 10 and all of the sudden some of them throughout my albums are not opening at all. They are all jpg. files. Some of them are opening when I go through the albums I made on my PC but some of them have X on...

Dear All, I have an issue with windows 10 .I have upgraded to windows 10 from windows 8.1. After Upgraded only im facing these kind of issue .Details : When i right click any of the file or if i copy - paste any of the file - if i double click any of the installed app icons ,the file...

I tried to open the file in MS Project 2013 and got the error says: "unexpected error Occurred when opening the file, the File may be corrupted Try to use the backup . . . " Has anyone encountered this error?

So, I was tinkering around w/my Dell Latitude E6440 laptop some weeks ago, let's say a month now and I mistakenly changed my permissions. Now almost no programs work, not even Windows Explorer. See the attachments for the messages I get... "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or...

When I turn on my PC, there is an empty folder named 'New Folder' on the desktop. I delete it, do my work, then shut down the PC. Next time I start up, the folder is there again. I have no clue where it comes from, but I am geting paranoid. Hard to google 'New Folder', so I wonder if anyone have...

Troubleshoots and fixes common issues with file and folder operations in Windows. Continue reading...

Windows 7 Pro SP1. Customize Start Menu option 'Recent Items' IS checked. Nothing shows up in C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Anyone got any ideas as to where to start looking? Maintenance is current. TIA for any help received. Bob Helms

Hi, I have Windows 10 weekly automatic backup on to a USB stick and after each event I get the following notification: Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\defaultuser0\Contacts. ErrorSTATUS_WAIT_2 (0x80070002)) Backup encountered a problem while backing up file...

Hi , Having issues with the updates , windows runs updates, but doesn't always install , will then ask for updates that is already installed , then shows errors . I have run the software to repair ( left hand pane ) and software finds a multiple of errors and then repairs them . I reboot and...