Well, for me, that blog seems to address an installation problem. As far as
I can tell, I'm able to install. I'm just not able to execute an .exe file
after the installation. When I try, I get the error message, "Windows
cannot access the specified device, path, or file" that pops up when trying
to activate an .exe file
I have Windows XP, Professional, Service Pack 2, and I use an Administrator
logon.
I recently installed google desktop, which added a google desktop exe file
onto my desktop. Whenever I click it, I get a modal window saying "Windows
cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
I've seen lots of suggestions for this problem here and many other sites,
none of which applies to my situation. Those of us with XP do NOT have the
option of de-selecting IE Enhanced Security--because no such option exists
with XP. Likewise, XP users cannot push "reset", as no such button exists
with XP.
This is my work computer. I do have a firewall and anti-virus protection,
but I am disallowed from uninstalling or even tweaking these security
measures. I've tried the "unblock" trick from the initial properties screen
from the exe file. No luck. I've modified the file ownership and have
granted God-like permissions to as many folders and files I could find that
seem remotely connected to google desktop.
At this point, I just want to get rid of the google desktop. However, I
can't even uninstall it because, whenever I try accessing the "uninstall"
feature, you guessed it, I get the same insidious, infuriating
message..."Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file." I've
gone to the google desktop site to find alternate methods of uninstalling,
none of which works.
I'd rather not mess with registers, if at all possible!
I’ve seen people on this board and others advise folks with this problem to
"just add your file server in the trusted site from internet explorer tools".
I know how to add things to the trusted sites. This may be my last hope.
However, I have no idea what the name of "my" file server is. Please could
someone tell me how to find out the name of the file server I might need. My
system uses a shared drive and apparently LOTS of servers (according to a
co-worker). Is there a path, command or method I could use to zero in on the
name of the particular file server that I need to add to trusted sites so
that I'll no longer get the "windows cannot access the specified device..."
error? If so, I'd really appreciate this information. .
