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file manager in 2k bogus with ls Thread last updated on 2003-04-30 06:17:12

Posted by member 2049 on 2003-04-27 12:45:16

I'm starting to realize that the general forum is getting really long here.. I'm trying to figure out why the file manager acts diffrently when using litestep - When I create a new anything (directory, txt file, zip archive) from the file manager, the new file/dir doesn't automatically highlight itself for naming like it does with explorer as the shell. file manager seems much slower to respond as well. all the threads that come close to this issue seem to address a kind of shootout btwn explorer and ls, but that's not what I'm experiencing. ls does and always has run happily without any conflict from explorer, its just how the file manager acts. volume control doesn't show in the systray either, using systray2 rev1.89. anybody know what I gotta do to fix these little annoyances?

Posted by member 7 on 2003-04-27 15:13:15 link

I suppose you are on win2k with service pack 3 or XP with sp1. I *think* its either the service pack or some other fix from windows update. The same thing happens over here, and it definitely didn't do that a few months ago.

Posted by member 2049 on 2003-04-27 15:48:57 link

ya got it, I'm on sp3 and various other updates.. any ideas how we get around that "fix" we're stuck with?

Posted by member 1316 on 2003-04-28 08:13:22 link

same problem here - I just figured my crappy work e-pc was to blame. if anyone knows which hotfix(es) I need to remove to fix it, I would love to know.

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-28 09:19:47 link

SP3 here and everything is running great...must be one of those additional hotfixes yall got.

Posted by member 2049 on 2003-04-28 11:22:58 link

incredible. volume icon decided to show up in the systray this morning.. looks like he wanted a vacation.. ;) still got that bogus file manager thing happening. I'll take a look into hotfixes.

Posted by member 2049 on 2003-04-28 19:12:04 link

gah.. volume icon went to the bahamas again. wish it would tell me about these things. like I don't want to go along?!

Posted by member 21413 on 2003-04-29 06:48:15 link

Yep I had once that problem (the highlight thing, not sure about the volume icon since I don't use it) and corrected it by not installing one item on the Windows Update (using Winds 2000):

810649: Actualización de seguridad
Tamaño de la descarga: 3,5 MB, 2 minutos
Esta actualización contiene diversas correcciones de los componentes de Windows, cuyo objetivo es ofrecer una mejor compatibilidad predeterminada con otros exploradores Web distintos de Internet Explorer. Consulte el artículo 810649 de Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB). Descárguela ahora para mejorar la interacción de ciertos componentes de Windows con exploradores predeterminados distintos de Internet Explorer. Una vez instalado este elemento, puede que deba reiniciar el equipo. Esta actualización no puede desinstalarse. Más información... Es posible que este sitio esté en inglés.


Translated with babelfish:
810649: Security update
Size of the download: 3.5 MB, 2 minutes
This update contains diverse corrections of the components of Windows, whose objective is to offer one better compatibility predetermined with other explorers Web different from Internet Explorer. Consult article 810649 of Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB). Descárguela now to improve the interaction of certain components of Windows with predetermined explorers different from Internet Explorer. Once installed east element, it can that must reinitiate the equipment. This update cannot be desinstalar. More information...


Hope this helps, 'cos it pissed me off when I didn't knew what was going wrong... The funny is that this item is suppossed to increase compatibility, but what it really does it's messes every thing.

Best regards,
Mguel

PS: Edited: "installing one item on win2000 SP3" for "installing one item on the Windows Update" since the problem didn't happen if I installed only SP3... it appeared when doing the windows update.

Posted by member 1316 on 2003-04-29 09:26:07 link

unfortunately, is says it can't be installed. so that (probably) explains what happened, but not how to fix it. :(

Posted by member 2049 on 2003-04-29 09:40:16 link

that should be it.. installation history shows that update on my comp here, but its not listed in add/remove programs. any ideas how to uninstall? I'm really tired of formatting :\ the files included with that fix are listed at [http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810649], which gives us an idea of what files we need to replace. just dont know where to find older versions of them.

Posted by member 21413 on 2003-04-30 06:17:12 link

I recovered a previous backup, so didn't look so hard for a way to uninstal it... don't know how could it be done.