Printhood

While deleting some TMP files from my Windows 98, I accidentally deleted something called "PrintHood." When I push Start and then Shut Down, I get an error message saying "Printhood cannot be deleted in order for Windows to Run" (or something very close to that). I cannot therefore shutdown using that method, although I still can shutdown with a shortcut I already had on my desktop.

I reloaded Windows from the original CD, but it did not solve the problem.

Is the "Printhood" file somewhere on the CD so I can reload it? I checked the disk but did not see it.......

 

JRG--Don't know a thing about PrintHood. Except that it is a Folder in C:\Windows--apparently created when I installed Windows98. On my PC that folder is empty. I have no PrintHood.tmp.
Here is what a search on printhood at www.google.com produces
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=PrintHood&btnG=Google+Search
There was nothing found when I searched on printhood.tmp.
Taking that error message at face value, it may be that the .tmp file or whatever you deleted is still in Recycle Bin and could be restored to get your PC operating properly again.
Normally .tmp files can be deleted--at least after the first boot after you have installed any new programs. Don't know why this is different. Did you install anything new recently?

 

I deleted TMP files and then I deleted what I thought were unneeded files under the Temp directory. When I tried to empty the Recycle Bin, it deleted away, and then gave me a message saying it could not delete Printhood, even though the Recycle Bin is now empty. When the computer starts up, I get the same message about how I cannot delete the file; I press "OK" and then I'm up. But I cannot shut down or restart via the Start button.....

 

JRG

You say you reloaded Windows form the original CD.

But did you do it after booting to the 98 Startup disk or do it from within Windows.

If done from within Windows it may not fix that kind of an error because apprarently the system may be using it in some way.

Windows WILL NOT overwrite files that are in use.

I have had similiar error and other problems that were fixed when I reloaded from DOS.

Also if you happen to be using Norton protection for the Recycle Bin make sure it is emptied and disabled before reloading Windows.

Also make sure that any Anti-Virus program is shut down. I mean to the point that is does not reload on a Windows restart until you get Windows back up and running.

BillyBob

 

Here's maybe a quick fix for your problem. You need to do this in dos, not within a dos window in windows.

deltree c:\recycled
type a Y when prompted if you want to delete

This will delete the folder, when windows starts up it will be recreated empty. The following commands will put the folder back, if you want to:

md "c:\windows\printhood "
attrib +h "c:\windows\printhood "

 

Success! My thanks to markp62 - I did exactly what he said and it fixed my problem. Hope I learned my lesson........I won't be so quick to delete

 

You and me too. I deleted something yesterday and killed the Network in my XP Pro machine.

But System Restore was and easier fix.

Now I gotta figure out what was being used from the Temp folder(s)

Anyhow. Glad you got it fixed.

But a re-install of Windows shuold have but that folder back also.

A re-install has fixed many of my S.c.r.e.w. ups.

I myself am wondering why it didn't ?

BillyBob

 

markp62 --Does this work for anything you have deleted through Recycle Bin, or only when you get the message "File cannot be deleted ".
(I wonder why Recycle Bin permitted the deletion in the first place with a message like that.)

 

It should work for anything you have deleted into the recycle bin. I, too, wonder why the deletion was allowed to take place in the first place running windows in Normal mode, as that folder is supposed to handle printer profiles for all users, if user profiles are being used. It is considered a shell folder.
The reason why it was not recreated during setup could be explained by the following quote from this page.

It didn't exist, so was not created. My thinking is though a overlay install of windows was done, it was treated as an upgrade.