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Thread ID: 74471 2006-11-23 23:35:00 Folder properties dialog does not appear utopian201 (6245) Press F1
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501654 2006-11-23 23:35:00 Hi
I'm having an odd problem, which I cant seem to find a solution for. Basically I cant get the properties of a folder in XP. If I right click on a hard drive, or a file, and then choose properties, the usual properties dialog appears. However when I do this with any folder, nothing happens; the properties dialog does not appear. Ive also tried using file->properties, but nothing happens either. Has this ever happened to anyone?

There's nothing strange about the folder (eg it doesnt contain 100,000 files, causing a delay for the properties dialog to appear). I can create a new empty folder, but I still cant get the properties dialog to appear for it.

Its a pain, because I am unable to share folders; I must share entire drives! Does anyone know how I could fix this, or point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
utopian201 (6245)
501655 2006-11-23 23:57:00 Try running the System File Checker

www.bleepingcomputer.com
snoopy (74)
501656 2006-11-26 03:52:00 Did this work, Utopian?

If not, (as it's gone to Page 3 now) it needs a jolt up.

And if so, others may be helped in future by you saying so.
Laura (43)
501657 2007-08-06 12:55:00 whoops, this got delayed... I reformatted my drive and reinstalled XP. That 'solved' it. utopian201 (6245)
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