Clint, I have a clean install of 98 and all the folder.htt files are hidden by default. All the folders I mentioned previously are part of the win98 install (not 98SE). This installation is never upgraded for anything.
Peter Kaulback In the hour of 09:47 AM 4/21/2002 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton spoke this: >HA! In the 'web' folder, yes. In the system folder, yes, >yes to system32 as well, But not in the program files >folder, never have had it there (win98). Now, I think in >this thread I mentioned that when this problem began, the >folder.htt file WAS in the program files folder! I don't how >or why it got there, and that is why this happened, and I >could not get into it! >http://orpheuscomputing.com/folderproblem.gif So I had to >remove the folder.htt file from it, and then it went back to >normal, and I could 'view as webpage'. (BTW, in the 'web' >folder, the folder.htt file is NOT a 'hidden file'). >-Clint > >God Bless Us All >Clint Hamilton, Owner >http://OrpheusComputing.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Thats it Clint...you are jinxed :) >Do you have the folder.htt in these folders: C:\Windows\Web, >C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32, C:\Program Files? I >know the one >for the Web folder does control the functionality for the >entire windows >installation so if you have deleted it then it could be >creating >irregularities in the system with it's loss. Also just >because MS says that >this file or that folder will change or not doesn't mean >anything except >that maybe the help manual is twice as thick with what ifs. > >Peter Kaulback > >In the hour of 05:45 AM 4/21/2002 -0500, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-Clint Hamilton spoke this: > >[3rd try @post in 2 days] > > > >I just noticed something....the recycle bin and control >panel > >folder is still messed up, (similar to this > >http://orpheuscomputing.com/folderproblem2.gif ) can't > >select 'view as webpage' on it, and it has no 'customize >this > >folder' option (so I have to still right click each file in > >it in order to see it's origin, extension, size, etc). >Also, > >I always have 'show all files' checked in folder options. I > >add new folders all the time, and they of course are always > >set to 'view as webpage' (or if it's an images folder I >would > >sometimes set it to 'view as thumbnails'). In either case, >a > >folder.htt file was NEVER created, NEVER seen, NOR was the > >desktop.ini file ever created or seen! But now, a few > >folders MUST HAVE the desktop.ini file in them in order to > >select 'view as webpage' on them!!! Hmmmm I think I see why > >now. Those folders that require the desktop.ini file were > >set to read only! Now how did that happen. How the heck >did > >any of this happen! :-) So the only problem that remains > >now is the recycle bin & control panel folder problem > >('printers' folder is also messed up like them). Neither > >have the area 'customize this folder', so I don't know how I > >would fix them. > >-Clint > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton" > > > >Well Roger, I did the active desktop bit before, and also > >messed with the 'customize this folder' area as well. I > >copied the folder.htt file from one folder and for the heck > >of it put it in another and no go, still no checkable 'view > >as webpage'. > > > >However, after seeing your reply, I thought I would open the > >'customize this folder' option again. I opened a folder on > >my desktop, this time I went a different route and selected > >the first option, then 'next', then just stopped. It >created > >again a folder.htt file, but this time I WAS able to check > >'view as webpage' and it DID work. So in folder options I > >clicked 'set all folders like current folder' and now all > >folders are back to the norm and I can view as webpage. Now > >since I never have seen that folder.htt file in ANY FOLDER > >other than C:\, program files, windows, etc (it's never in > >any folder YOU create), I deleted that folder.htt file that > >was placed in a folder that was on my desktop. Now, THAT > >folder can no longer be 'viewed as a webpage'! But, the > >other folders CAN even though they do NOT have the >folder.htt > >file in them! > > > >So........I don't know what's going on, but all OTHER >folders > >are fine now. Now, that white area to the left where you > >preview and see file properties is there as it should be, >but > >it's a different color! It's much more whiter and brighter > >for some reason. The Program files folder was still messed > >up as I described (well, it's no longer below.....but this >is > >a screen shot of what IT was doing > >http://orpheuscomputing.com/folderproblem.gif ) and to fix > >that I went again to 'customize this folder' and selected > >"remove customizations", and it then REMOVED the folder.htt > >file and desktop.ini file, now the program files folder is > >ok. Very strange. I'd like to know what caused this. > >Thanks Roger, > >-Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? 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