Files downloaded from a web server causing program crashes

[Guest]

Ok, strangest thing. I am working with a CMS system - specifically Joomla -
and downloaded the files from the site down to my XP Pro station. I am now
having all kinds of problems accessing the directories and files. I crash any
program I try and access a file or directory with - seems to be only certain
ones. I access a directory with a file in it and crash. I try and acess a
file directly - crash. It doesn't matter what program. The web server is
Linux based if that helps... But the files are all your typical files - jpg,
html, css, php, etc.

Any Ideas? This has me blown away.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I probably should add, I seem unable to change things lik file attributes
using windows explorer...

 

[Guest]

Ok, strangest thing. I am working with a CMS system - specifically Joomla -
and downloaded the files from the site down to my XP Pro station. I am now
having all kinds of problems accessing the directories and files. I crash any
program I try and access a file or directory with - seems to be only certain
ones. I access a directory with a file in it and crash. I try and acess a
file directly - crash. It doesn't matter what program. The web server is
Linux based if that helps... But the files are all your typical files - jpg,
html, css, php, etc.

Possible conflicts with the Linux OS? Windows and Linux are two totally
different OS's. If not, assume whatever you downloaded is malicious and take
steps to scan for viruses, spyware, all of that.

 

[Guest]

I am sure there is some kind of conflict. The problem is what is the confilct
and why is the Windows environment unable to deal with files stored within
it. I have been working with Linux OS web servers for years and never had a
problem. The files are definitely not malicious.

 

[Malke]

I am sure there is some kind of conflict. The problem is what is the
confilct and why is the Windows environment unable to deal with files
stored within it. I have been working with Linux OS web servers for
years and never had a problem. The files are definitely not malicious.

The fact that the files are hosted on a Linux server is irrelevant. A
huge number of web servers on the Internet run on Linux or Unix. When
transferring files between computers, it makes no difference what
operating systems are on the computers.

You downloaded something that is causing the problem OR you have an
unrelated problem. How did you determine that the files are definitely
not malicious? Setting the files aside for a moment, what is the
virus/malware status of your computer? If you think it is clean, what
programs (names and versions) did you use to determine this? How is
your computer's overall health? Done all the normal maintenance?

As far as permissions go, XP doesn't pay attention to Linux permissions
and vice versa. Delete the files or use System Restore to go back to a
time before you downloaded the files. If this fixes the issue, then you
know something was wrong with file(s) you downloaded. If it doesn't,
then you have something else wrong with your computer and we just don't
have enough information about your system to give you focused
troubleshooting.

Malke

 

[NoStop]

Possible conflicts with the Linux OS? Windows and Linux are two totally
different OS's.

What a totally idiotic conclusion. Why don't guys like you just stop trying
to "help" others when you obviously are so clueless?

 

[NoStop]

I am sure there is some kind of conflict. The problem is what is the
confilct and why is the Windows environment unable to deal with files
stored within it. I have been working with Linux OS web servers for years
and never had a problem. The files are definitely not malicious.

Of course they aren't. You probably have some problem with your file system.
Try a chkdsk and see whether that helps.

 

[Guest]

Hit the wrong button - so no this did not answer the question.

Ok - I agree the Linux server should be 100% irrelevant. And I did all the
basic system troubleshooting before I posted here. So no it isn't a checkdisk
problem or something like that.

Yes whatever I downloaded is definitely causing the problem at some level.
The ONLY place I have problems is in the downloaded directories for this web
site. However, take my word for it - these are not malicious files. I will
stand behind that part at least. I created a lot of the files on another XP
system that I know is clean. I can create files on another clean machine
place them in these directories and still have problems. Files like known
good JPGs should not cause programs like Photoshop, Windows Explorer or
Dreamweaver to just crash. It is a consistent problem . I used the FTP from
Dreamweaver to move the files back and forth.

The advice I recieved in the Joomla forum is that this just happens
sometimes with windows systems and that I should set up a local web server
and use that softwares directories as the storage location for my files. Now
that seems ridiculous, but it came from one of the bigger developers.

I KNOW something is WRONG with the files. There is no doubt SOMETHING is
wrong. As long as I don't access that series of directories and files I have
no problems. Personally the thing I keep coming back to is that the
directories where I am having troubles contain files windows explorer does
not know how to handle for some unknown reason and is causing the erratic
behavior because it does not know how to handle them. It does seem to happen
whenever I have an "explorer" type window open. (Browsing to open or save a
file within a program for example.)

 

[Guest]

Ok - found the problem and solution.

Found yet another this is lame factor in XP. My directory structure exceeded
8 directories deep. The files I was accessing were 9-11 directories deep off
of C:\. I use multiple Operating Systems never ran into this anywhere
else... Took a long time to figure out because it is a who would have thought
thing.

Moving the files out of "My Documents" and onto the disk root gave me just
enough space and they seem to work fine now.

I can not begin to tell you how much frustration this has caused me. Under
normal circumstances I store this type of info on a file server. And the
structure depth is about where it is now. But by stashing it in My Docs on
my local drive, boom it blows up. There are still some issues with the files
(unable to change some properties for some reason). BUT I don't crash EVERY
time I access them now.