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How do Windows files suddenly disappear?
Posted: 2005-03-05 04:34am
by mr friendly guy
The other day I got a message that windows could not find certain files. Now I certainly didn't start tampering with windows, so I dont' know how they "disappeared". In any event I ended up rebooting my whole computer because I could no longer click on several icons. Apparently speaking to a work colleague, I am not the only one who had this malfunction.
What I want to know, is what are the possible causes of files suddenly not being found, and how can I prevent it in future?
Re: How do Windows files suddenly disappear?
Posted: 2005-03-05 07:32am
by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman
mr friendly guy wrote:The other day I got a message that windows could not find certain files. Now I certainly didn't start tampering with windows, so I dont' know how they "disappeared". In any event I ended up rebooting my whole computer because I could no longer click on several icons. Apparently speaking to a work colleague, I am not the only one who had this malfunction.
What I want to know, is what are the possible causes of files suddenly not being found, and how can I prevent it in future?
Usually it happens to me upon uninstalling an application; where Winblows left the registry and/or desktop icon cluttered with leftovers. But if you didn't uninstall anything, chances the file was deleted/quarantined by some antivirus program. What kind of files are you missing?
Posted: 2005-03-05 07:56pm
by mr friendly guy
Not sure which files are missing, since I already rebooted the whole thing *shrugs*.
Posted: 2005-03-05 11:43pm
by Vertigo1
If you're running XP or 2000 the alert should appear in the Event Log under Administrator Tools