Accidenlty dragged a copy of the startup folder onto desktop

[kamyark]

hi,

I recently got a laptop for which I'm still trying to get used to the
little mouse.

My dilemma is this.. I was browsing through my start menu and I
accidentally dragged a copy of the Startup folder onto my desktop.

the one dragged onto the desktop is actually blank inside and didn't
carry any of the startup items ( so it seems like a copy)

now when I try to delete it off the desktop, Windows will not allowing
me that it is a system folder and that it can not delete it.

I've also tried renaming it and that does not work either.

Also when I go to the properties of this specific folder I do not see
anything that I can maybe uncheck that will no longer make it a system
folder.

If someone can help me I'd appreciate it.

I'm running windows 2000 Pro on this laptop.

I'm guessing there's some type of registry entry that can disable the
"system folder" attribute of this particular folder.

kamyar

 

[Dave Patrick]

From a command prompt try;

del \\.\Drive:\directory\filename
(Note: the period between \\ and \)

Also you can delete from the recovery console. First you'll need to Control
Panel|Admin Tools|Local Security Policy Recovery console: "Allow floppy
copy and access to all drives/folders" set to enabled

Then from the recovery console command line;
SET allowallpaths = TRUE

to gain access to all folders and try deleting from here.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%


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| hi,
|
| I recently got a laptop for which I'm still trying to get used to the
| little mouse.
|
| My dilemma is this.. I was browsing through my start menu and I
| accidentally dragged a copy of the Startup folder onto my desktop.
|
| the one dragged onto the desktop is actually blank inside and didn't
| carry any of the startup items ( so it seems like a copy)
|
| now when I try to delete it off the desktop, Windows will not allowing
| me that it is a system folder and that it can not delete it.
|
| I've also tried renaming it and that does not work either.
|
| Also when I go to the properties of this specific folder I do not see
| anything that I can maybe uncheck that will no longer make it a system
| folder.
|
| If someone can help me I'd appreciate it.
|
| I'm running windows 2000 Pro on this laptop.
|
| I'm guessing there's some type of registry entry that can disable the
| "system folder" attribute of this particular folder.
|
| kamyar
|

 

[Andy]

hi,

I recently got a laptop for which I'm still trying to get used to the
little mouse.

My dilemma is this.. I was browsing through my start menu and I
accidentally dragged a copy of the Startup folder onto my desktop.

the one dragged onto the desktop is actually blank inside and didn't
carry any of the startup items ( so it seems like a copy)

There are two startup folders: one for All Users, and one for
individual users. You dragged your personal one to the desktop. If
Windows is installed on C:, drag your startup folder back to
C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Start Menu\Programs