Strange issue with Explorer file handling

[Mr Davo 69]

Hi Everyone,

My Windows 7 installation has just developed a strange issue with file handling.

When I attempt to change a file name, e.g.: document.txt, Explorer doesn't reflect the change on screen.

So if I open Explorer navigate to a file and then rename, for example:

document.txt is renamed to a.txt, then Explorer still shows "document.txt".

If I then attempt to rename documnet.txt I get a message along the lines of "this file is no longer available".

Clicking on the back / forward arrows (to move between directories) allows the file name to refresh!

This problem first presented itself when my Windows 7 installation crashed.

The crash occurred whilst I was running VMware Workstation (XP - SP3 client), and XP mode both at the same time, so essentially I had two guest operating systems and the host all running at once.

I believe that the issue may be related to the fact that 3 operating systems (1 - host, & 2 guests) had access to the file system at the same time.

If anybody knows a fix for this issue or has any ideas regarding how this issue might be fixed they will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Davo

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Does Refresh (F5) show the new name?

Anyway, as always, have you tried a System Restore to a date before the problem started?

[Mr Davo 69]

Hi,

Thanks for the response. System Restore was tried, and it failed.

However after a while of using a combination of the virtual machines that I have installed the problem seems to have rectified itself.

Thanks

Davo

[MANEMAN]

Sounds like you may have primarily carried out the process known as.

"If it aint broke, - carry on fixin' it until it is"

And then just reversed the procedure. -

-Seemples ! B)

John.