on a laptop trying to move a folder with hidden folders showing. finger
slipped off over a folder something like 33h450l44433n3n4b43b. i know its a
folder for system restore. i cant move it and when i check the properties of
it there are 0 MB of info. yet i have malwarebites, and the file assassin
tool shows the folders and if i click on a file it shows that it is taking up
space. i turned off system restore and changed the file name. it will let me
look in all the other files except the one i accidentally dragged and dropped
in there. i hope someone can figure this tricky one out. oh and i went in
during safe mode and still nothing.. im working with my girlfriends german
computer so i cant read what it says when i click on the folder. but it will
not let me in. i wonder if there is a program like file assasin that would
let me get to the files and move them. oh well.. let me know.

thanks
sean

"muntzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6C6BF56A-5D37-491C-A29A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> on a laptop trying to move a folder with hidden folders showing. finger
> slipped off over a folder something like 33h450l44433n3n4b43b. i know its
> a
> folder for system restore. i cant move it and when i check the properties
> of
> it there are 0 MB of info. yet i have malwarebites, and the file assassin
> tool shows the folders and if i click on a file it shows that it is taking
> up
> space. i turned off system restore and changed the file name. it will let
> me
> look in all the other files except the one i accidentally dragged and
> dropped
> in there. i hope someone can figure this tricky one out. oh and i went in
> during safe mode and still nothing.. im working with my girlfriends german
> computer so i cant read what it says when i click on the folder. but it
> will
> not let me in. i wonder if there is a program like file assasin that would
> let me get to the files and move them. oh well.. let me know.
>
> thanks
> sean

What exactly is the error message you see? Please quote it verbatim, and
don't worry about the German wording - wir sprechen perfekt Deutsch!

On Feb 20, 8:55*pm, muntzy <muntz...@comcast.net> wrote:
> on a laptop trying to move a folder with hidden folders showing. finger
> slipped off over a folder something like 33h450l44433n3n4b43b. *i know its a
> folder for system restore. i cant move it and when i check the propertiesof
> it there are 0 MB of info. *yet i have malwarebites, and the file assassin
> tool shows the folders and if i click on a file it shows that it is taking up
> space. *i turned off system restore and changed the file name. it will let me
> look in all the other files except the one i accidentally dragged and dropped
> in there. i hope someone can figure this tricky one out. oh and i went in
> during safe mode and still nothing.. im working with my girlfriends german
> computer so i cant read what it says when i click on the folder. but it will
> not let me in. i wonder if there is a program like file assasin that would
> let me get to the files and move them. *oh well.. let me know.
>
> thanks
> sean

My experience is that these type of folder are left-over from a
Windows Update.

Delete the folder if you can. XP will restore it on next bootup.
There's a free program called Unlocker that might help though if you are
dealing with malware or virus it's not going to
remove easily.
"muntzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6C6BF56A-5D37-491C-A29A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> on a laptop trying to move a folder with hidden folders showing. finger
> slipped off over a folder something like 33h450l44433n3n4b43b. i know its
> a
> folder for system restore. i cant move it and when i check the properties
> of
> it there are 0 MB of info. yet i have malwarebites, and the file assassin
> tool shows the folders and if i click on a file it shows that it is taking
> up
> space. i turned off system restore and changed the file name. it will let
> me
> look in all the other files except the one i accidentally dragged and
> dropped
> in there. i hope someone can figure this tricky one out. oh and i went in
> during safe mode and still nothing.. im working with my girlfriends german
> computer so i cant read what it says when i click on the folder. but it
> will
> not let me in. i wonder if there is a program like file assasin that would
> let me get to the files and move them. oh well.. let me know.
>
> thanks
> sean

Re-enable System Restore and see if the file/folder's still present.

muntzy wrote:
> on a laptop trying to move a folder with hidden folders showing. finger
> slipped off over a folder something like 33h450l44433n3n4b43b. i know its
> a
> folder for system restore. i cant move it and when i check the properties
> of
> it there are 0 MB of info. yet i have malwarebites, and the file assassin
> tool shows the folders and if i click on a file it shows that it is taking
> up space. i turned off system restore and changed the file name. it will
> let me look in all the other files except the one i accidentally dragged
> and dropped in there. i hope someone can figure this tricky one out. oh
> and
> i went in during safe mode and still nothing.. im working with my
> girlfriends german computer so i cant read what it says when i click on
> the
> folder. but it will not let me in. i wonder if there is a program like
> file
> assasin that would let me get to the files and move them. oh well.. let
> me
> know.
>
> thanks
> sean