Odd problem with some files and folders

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 06:05 AM

I turned on my computer this morning and noticed that one of the programs I have on my taskbar didn't have an icon, instead it just has that blank white page icon and says "Ebook Viewer" when I scroll over it. I then also noticed, more annoyingly, that my "Downloads" folder won't open. It has the same white blank page icon instead of the folder icon and when I click on it a Explorer.exe error comes up saying something like "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this task"

I ran a virus scan with Microsoft Security Essentials and it showed up nothing. Anyone have an idea what the problem could be? It's quite annoying because I've files in the Downloads folder I want to access

**Steapa Snotor** · November 21, 2012, 06:43 AM

Is it on a second hdd? if it is, check your cables maybe ?

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by Steapa Snotor

Is it on a second hdd? if it is, check your cables maybe ?

I only have one hdd

Every other folder works fine, it's just the "Downloads" folder so I don't think it's the cables

**Steapa Snotor** · November 21, 2012, 06:59 AM

Just done a quick search and this came up, hope it can help.http://www.sevenforums.com/general-d...ds-folder.html
Are you running w7 ?

**irishron** · November 21, 2012, 07:00 AM

Is the folder still on your harddrive? Not deleted, moved or some other strange thing?

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Steapa Snotor

Just done a quick search and this came up, hope it can help.http://www.sevenforums.com/general-d...ds-folder.html
Are you running w7 ?

Yeah I saw that. I tried downloading and running the .reg files and nothing happened. I haven't tried the change icon thing but would that really help?

Originally Posted by irishron

Is the folder still on your harddrive? Not deleted, moved or some other strange thing?

I did a search in my C: drive and it showed up but I just can't access it

**irishron** · November 21, 2012, 07:12 AM

Right-click the icon and in properties, be sure the path is correct.

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

Right-click the icon and in properties, be sure the path is correct.

No it's not, it says:

C:\Users\username\Links

**Bolkonsky** · November 21, 2012, 07:26 AM

Right click on it, and change the path to a folder on you desktop. Then right click on it, and change it back to the folder it was before. That kind of resets it, it's worked for me in the past.

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 07:49 AM

Wait are we talking about the shortcut now or the actual folder? The path on the shortcut is the wrong one I posted about and I can't change it. I can't open the actual folder either though

**irishron** · November 21, 2012, 08:04 AM

Get the path in the shortcut right, you have a chance to open it.

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

Get the path in the shortcut right, you have a chance to open it.

Ok well at first I couldn't change it but now for some reason, the shortcut works. It brings me to the Downloads folder but their isn't anything in it and the program on my taskbar still isn't working

**irishron** · November 21, 2012, 08:49 AM

Dumb question. Have you unhid all files and folders and then did a search for downloads?

**ccllnply** · November 21, 2012, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

Dumb question. Have you unhid all files and folders and then did a search for downloads?

Yes, I always have show hidden files and folders on

I really think its that thing in the link that Steapa Snotor posted but I've tried doing what they said in the thread and it still won't work

**ccllnply** · November 22, 2012, 02:15 PM

Ok so I've tried a few different solutions now, to no avail. Most of the solutions just seem to be about recreating the "Downloads" folder. The only reason I'm looking for a solution is to retrive all the files I've lost because I can't access the folder and I've tried all the solutions that do that and nothing has worked. I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong but I don't know what. I don't want to run a system restore because I don't want to lose all my files (plus I don't think I can because I never bothered making a back up)

It's incredibly annoying because I downloaded an exercise program over two months ago and two days after I start it, this happens and now I can't access it. The only then I've done recently on my computer that might have affect it was I took JCreator and Java from the computers in my college put it on a usb stick and put it on my computer so I could use it at home. The next day this problem occured

**PoleCat** · November 23, 2012, 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by ccllnply

I turned on my computer this morning and noticed that one of the programs I have on my taskbar didn't have an icon, instead it just has that blank white page icon and says "Ebook Viewer" when I scroll over it. I then also noticed, more annoyingly, that my "Downloads" folder won't open. It has the same white blank page icon instead of the folder icon and when I click on it a Explorer.exe error comes up saying something like "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this task"...[snip]...

Ebook Viewer. Also known as Calibre. As far as I can tell at least. I think in your case we're looking past a simple lost file association and are looking at DRM management. Your following post is telling....

Originally Posted by ccllnply

...[snip]...The only then I've done recently on my computer that might have affect it was I took JCreator and Java from the computers in my college put it on a usb stick and put it on my computer so I could use it at home. The next day this problem occured

My line of thought - maybe by installing Java Developer Tools on your system you inadvertently tripped the DRM for your Ebook Viewer. It's not exactly a longshot but it is nowhere near a clear answer.

Try uninstalling Ebook - make sure you can reinstall it at will beforehand - and see if this solves your problem. Also remove those Java installations you installed. If this has any benefit at all let us know. Good luck!