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No Name Folder in MY COMPUTER Folder

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by tforce

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I used a BIOS Password crack tool to reset the BIOS password on a Sony Picturebook a client traded for some work. I successfully reset the bios password, but there now is a folder with no name in the "My Computer" folder on the desktop in Windows 98.

I cannot delete this directory, and double-clicking the folder does nothing. Right-mouse clicking the folder only provides Cut, Create Shortcut, and Delete options - all of which do nothing.

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by zlitocook

Did you try booting in to the dos prompt and deleting it? Hold down the F8 key or the ctrl key at boot up it should allow you to get into Dos. From there you can do a lot more damage:) You should be at a c:\ prompt if not type cd\ and it should takeyou to the c:\ prompt. Then type attrib -s -h -a which should let you see all files on your computer. Then type cd windows to see the folders and directories on the c:\ drive. If you can see the extra folder type del the folder name, if it says delete all type yes.

by tforce

I repeat, this is a SYSTEM FOLDER showin up in the MY COMPUTER icon within Windows 98. IT IS NOT A HIDDEN FOLDER OFF THE C: DRIVE. I am convinced the solution resides within the system registry but unsure where to look.

by jeff adams

Have you tried running Microsoft's RegClean utility? What this could be is the remnants of a hardlink from another application (e.g. WS_FTP creates these types of links) or one from Windows itself (like the Control Panel and Printers folders that show up in My Computer).

There are Registry entries that control these links in My Computer. Without being able to give the folder a unique name, it could be very difficult to find as there are hundreds (if not thousands) of CLSID entries.

Examples:
Control Panel
HCR\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Printers
HCR\CLSID\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Scheduled Tasks
HCR\CLSID\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

-Jeff

by jeff adams

Also, what about Microsoft's TweakUI? It has a tab for controlling which icons show up in My Computer. Perhaps you will find your nameless folder on this tab.

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