error generating file

Question

I have a very weird problem, i was downloading something with Azureus (a torrent downloader, and i was downloading legal stuff), when it shut down i started it up again and then shutdown again, after many times i decided to stop the download, the program ran normally now, but the folder where the 'file' is located has become an error generating location, every time i go to the folder i get an explorer.exe error, then it restarts, when i use the search tool of windows when it hits the folder another error, when i try to scan the file for viruses with Norton Antivirus, another error, when i try to delete it another error. I dont have the minimum idea of whats going on here, is there a way to delete it or something!! Please help Message Edited by RDLL on 11-24-200607:13 PM

RoHe · Answer

Be helpful if you told us the version of Windows and exactly what the error message says.

You could try running chkdsk, in case there's a file error on the hard drive:
click start>run
type in: chkdsk c:/f
click ok
You'll get message saying it can't run now, but offering to run chkdsk at next boot. Press y to accept. When back at desktop, reboot and chkdsk will run before XP loads.

If that doesn't allow you to delete the folder, reboot, press F8 before XP starts to load and select Safe Mode. Try deleting it in Safe Mode, and then reboot normally.

Ron

RDLL · Answer

Its Windows XP Home Edition SP2, and the error message is 'application' encountered an error and must shutdown, application because the Antivirus, Windows Defender, Explorer.exe, or any other program that gets to the folder shutdowns unexpectedly   I've tried safe mode, rd command, rmdir command, KillFolder in the registry, and programs like moveonboot, but they dont work. Message Edited by RDLL on 11-26-200605:33 PM

RoHe · Answer

Run chkdsk c:/f on the drive, in case there's a hard disk error. If that doesn't fix it, run windows system file checker:
start>run
type in: sfc /scannow
(space between sfc and /)
click ok
insert XP CD if sfc requests it; reboot when it's done and try to delete folder again.

Ron

Delierious · Answer

Could be a virus, run a HijackThis Log and post on the Hijack forum

RDLL · Answer

How do i run HijackThis? and where/how do i get it?

Delierious · Answer

Go to http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

It only a small file. Install it in a folder of its own, NOT on the desktop.

Click the exe file and, when asked, tell it to do a system scan and save a log file.

The log file will come up in Notepad. You can then copy it into your post to the Hijack This forum.

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