windows 2000 server not allowing files to move

Not sure what happened but all of the sudden my Windows 2000 advanced server machine stopped allowing me to move files from one directory to another.

I tried cutting and pasting files and that didnt work either. I have never seen anything like this. I attempted to reinstall the OS and it didnt make a difference. I got all the latest updates too and still nothing.

I also did a virusscan and did not find anything.

If anyone can offer any ideas what it could be, it would be appreciated. I am close to fdisking the whole thing. I am stumped.

 

Whenever I drag a file from one location to a different one, my computer rebuilds the desktop and doesnt move the file.

I think I may be missing some DLLs because the windows installer trys to run intermittently without any reason and my outlook wont open any longer.

I tried to reinstall/uninstall Office pro and get app errors.

I recently ran Adaware and I think that may have something to do with it. When I get home I will see if I can restore a backup and see if that does the trick. Otherwise I am *******.

Any ideas on what else it could be?

 

Doubtful it would be caused by Ad-aware. That seems to be a very well-behaved program.

Did you leave system file protection turned on or did you disable it?

At this point and with your range of problems, I think I'd try a reinstall of SP2 and see if that helps. If not, since SP3 is now out, it might be worth a shot.

Also take a good look at your event logs to see if any hardware errors (mem, cpu, drive) are showing up.

If no hardware issues and unless it is a major effort (production server you have trouble doing without for a while or something), I think the idea of starting from a fresh install sounds pretty good. Some problems just ain't worth the time & effort to fix them.