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Posted March 17th, 2008 23:00
Hi Ron, yes the problem occurs when I try to copy/paste or drag/drop the exe file from one folder to another on my Dell laptop. I tried to disable my antiviral software but it did not help.
I have not tried moving other exe files. However, I tried this on my Dell desktop (also win xp), and I was able to move the exe file.
The exe file is in a zip file which was downloaded, and I am trying to move it to a CF card through a usb card reader.
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Posted March 18th, 2008 17:00
Scanned for malware lately?
Ron
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Posted March 18th, 2008 22:00
Yes , I have scanned for viruses and spyware2820
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Posted March 19th, 2008 17:00
Does any copy/paste work on this system, and is the problem just with .exe?
Ron
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Posted March 19th, 2008 23:00
Yes, copy/paste works on this system and on other exe files I tested. It does not work for this particular exe file which is in a zip file. However I can copy/paste in without problems in another PC.2820
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Posted March 20th, 2008 00:00
I'm stumped unless there was a problem with the download itself. Have you tried deleting this file and downloading it again?
Ron
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Posted March 20th, 2008 00:00
Yes, in fact I downloaded twice, with the same results
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Posted March 17th, 2008 21:00
Do you get an error message?
"...transferring... - please be more precise. Are you trying to copy/paste the .exe into a new folder? Are you dragging it into a new folder? Is the .exe running when you try to move it?
Is this any/all .exe or just a specific one?
Is your antiviral, anti-malware software doing something...?
Ron