hi! im finding a strange thing happening under my folders in windows explorer, which is that they r getting formed on their own under "local disc" option. for example name of folder 4d36e0469bed44d08d12cda4a7b0. what is happening? n how can i get rid of it? i have run antivirus software norman. it removed a trojan but still this problem is persisting. thanks!

Some folders/files with long hex names like your example get created by windows as part of the 'cache' for the browser and other things. Maybe you can post a tree so we can see where they are. tree \docume~1>some.txt Then paste in some.txt ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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mechanix2go wrote: ---------- Some folders/files with long hex names like your example get created by windows as part of the 'cache' for the browser and other things. Maybe you can post a tree so we can see where they are. tree \docume~1>some.txt Then paste in some.txt ----- ok n how do i paste that tree here? can u explain in bit more details how to do that? what is some.txt? i would have take a prntscrn but no option of uploading pics here.

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tree \docume~1>some.txt notepad some.txt CTRL-A CTRL-C [then get in your reply] CTRL-V ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

john i tried imageshack but clarity reduced n cannot read anything. mechanix wrote: tree \docume~1>some.txt (WHAT IS THIS? IS THERE ANYWHERE I HAVE TO TYPE IT?) notepad some.txt CTRL-A CTRL-C [then get in your reply] CTRL-V