See this if the folder is messed up. I.e. you do not get Update, Remove
and Properties in the right click context menu.
Restoring Functionality to the Downloaded Program Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174925
Do this also, File menu | Show All files
See this if you have XP SP2...
How to manage Internet Explorer add-ons in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
SP2 has somehow changed some things with the Downloaded Program Files
folder. I have no idea what all.
At first glance my C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files folder appears
empty.
cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files in a command prompt and a dir
command..
C:\>cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 5CCD-8663
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files
05-Mar-06 06:51 AM 346,216 IDrop.ocx
05-Mar-06 06:51 AM 114,280 IDropENU.dll
and a dir /a:h command...
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files>dir /a:h
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 5CCD-8663
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files
08-Mar-07 01:42 PM 65 desktop.ini
The C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\desktop.ini files has...
[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={88C6C381-2E85-11d0-94DE-444553540000}
{88C6C381-2E85-11d0-94DE-444553540000} is the CLSID for Downloaded Program
Files folder. Called the ActiveX Cache Folder in the registry.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Debbie Graham said:
Before it used to list all my Active x programs like Java, WGA, flash and
now those aren't there but these files are and they were never there
before, dwusplay.dll, dwusplay.exe, erma.inf and isusweb.dll. What is
really supposed to be in that folder?
Also why won't my flash card reader not show the drives in my computer
anymore? It used to show up when I was using it and then I would use the
safely to remove hardware thing to shut it down.
Debbie
