In your case, they were orphaned installer patch files. They likely resulted from some crashed download of a MS Hotfix. Perhaps repeated...
I suggest you try Dial-A-Fix. It has a tool that can repair some problems with Windows Update. I have used it on several computers without ever...
Open My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types and highlight the "[none] Folder" selection. Click the Advanced button. Highlight...
Then I suggest that you visit the manufacturers site for some installation software or diagnostic tool. Perhaps Here.
Go to Start > Run and type diskmgmt.msc and click OK. If the drive is listed there, right-click on it and select format.
I have run the MsiZap.exe G command before. Actually I ran it as "C:\Program Files\Windows Installer Clean Up\MsiZap.exe" G (quotes necessary)...
Also you may find some Guidance Here.
Denny, The tool of choice for dealing with the situation you mention is the Windows Installer Clean-up Utility. Download and install it on the...
Apparently some recent MS update has caused a problem with USB connected devices. Other have reported similar problems. I suggest you try...
MS says to delete the folder manually. If you get an "Access Denied" error, you'll have to take ownership of the folder or use some 3rd party...
That prepositional phrase makes me think you should try uninstalling the latest MS update or use System Restore to roll back to a date prior to...
There have been several complaints regarding IE8 causing deletion of the boot.ini file on certain systems. Uninstalling IE8 will roll you back to...
Pete, once in a while the user gets lucky. You must realize that you are ahead of the game and will have to expect some sort of revenge from the...
I agree, I have had my Automatic Updates turned off since 15 June 2006 and have no regrets. I can't imagine how many hours of grief I have...
Browse to your Send To folder. It's located at: C:\Documents and Settings\Your User ID\SendTo Right-click the open screen area and select...
I think TweakUI is the easiest way. That and other methods are outlined HERE. As you have already found, some of them aren't as productive as...
That's usually pretty simple and straight forward. What you need to do to move the System Assigned "My Pictures" folder is migrate to the...
Consider using the Windows Installer Clean Up Utility. It has helped some posters here in the past with similar problems.
On my systems, It has always pointed to: C:\Documents and Settings\<your user id>\My Documents\My Pictures Glad you got it back. Please...
Perhaps a Registry corruption problem. If you're comfortable checking the Registry, go to:...
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