How can you paste something into Windows Explorer?

scheming_gypsy

Lucero wrote: »

Seriously, I'll repeat, and, as bold seems to be the option of choice for some posters who wish to get their point across, here goes:

There is NO ProgramData folder in XP. You are wasting your time.

You're supposed to read the entire thread before just commenting. We'd been through that in September, but as the OP clearly said.

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

When I got round to reading this all again I got stuck on your last suggestion and I've been waiting until you are online to reply. As you've not logged in for over a fortnight now I'll have to pursue some of the other suggestions.....
I navigated to "Program Data" but it just contains an Adobe file.

So they do have Program Data. Although XP doesn't have it as a default folder it doesn't stop you or an application creating it and the OP has the folder on their PC.

Lucero_2

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

You're supposed to read the entire thread before just commenting. We'd been through that in September, but as the OP clearly said.




So they do have Program Data. Although XP doesn't have it as a default folder it doesn't stop you or an application creating it and the OP has the folder on their PC.

Yes, but, it's been created by Adobe, therefore, it won't be in the default location and it won't be set in the environment variable PATH, therefore, it's completely useless to any other application other than Adobe.

scheming_gypsy

it's in the root of C: which is the default location. If you look back at one of the screen shots it shows the error message that c:\program data\microsoft\windows doesn't exist, which means that c:\program data\microsoft does (or did) exist but the 'windows' folder doesn't exist which is where the error occurred.

rmg1

Don't know if this will help or hinder, but I don't have a "Program Data" folder at the root of the C: drive (using XP at work), but I do have a "Program Files" folder.
There's no Microsoft folder in there per se (I've got Microsoft blah-blah instead).

Lucero_2

Exactly, because it doesn't exist on XP. It never has done and never will do (as part of the core build). If an application has put it there, only that application will use it because it won't be listed in the "PATH".

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

it's in the root of C: which is the default location. If you look back at one of the screen shots it shows the error message that c:\program data\microsoft\windows doesn't exist, which means that c:\program data\microsoft does (or did) exist but the 'windows' folder doesn't exist which is where the error occurred.

No, it's falling over at the C:\Program Data part. In Windows, if you start to type in the run box a valid path, it prefills it for you in the dropdown box, or at least starts to, i.e.



If it doesn't do that (ensuring "show hidden files and folders" is ticked) then there's no point in continuing

Kernel_Sanders

Lucero wrote: »

In Windows, if you start to type in the run box a valid path, it prefills it for you in the dropdown box, or at least starts to

I only need type a " and Run suggests "C:\Documents and Settings\all users\Application Data" but if I just type a C, it suggests differently (see scrnprt)

Lucero wrote: »

If it doesn't do that (ensuring "show hidden files and folders" is ticked) then there's no point in continuing

Should the 4th and 6th folder option also be ticked?

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scheming_gypsy

Lucero wrote: »

No, it's falling over at the C:\Program Data part. In Windows, if you start to type in the run box a valid path, it prefills it for you in the dropdown box, or at least starts to, i.e.

No, post 6 is failing on the 'windows' part.

if you do start > run, c:\potato\chips\ketchup it'll tell you that c:\potato doesn't exist. If you do c:\windows\system32\potato\chips\ketchup, it'll tell you that c:\windows\system32\potato doesn't exist as that's where the path fails.

scheming_gypsy

I've just looked at the iPlayer page and it tells you to uncheck

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

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"hide protected............." the last box on your screen shot, but you still have it checked so you're hiding system files.