"Item Not Found ... Verify location and try again."

Win7-64 Home Premium OEM on a little desktop system at my home.

When I rename file XXX, I get the message:

Item Not Found. XXX is no longer located in c:\...
Verify location and try again. Date created: xx-xx-xxxx

When I click "Try Again" the rename looks complete. But it causes numerous other problems.

I checked attributes on the folder, did a "take ownership", etc. UAC has been turned off for months.

This is evidently a known problem, possibly connected to KB980408. I haven't been able to positively track it down, focus on the exact problem and solution. I need to fix it ASAP.

Any help with this would be much appreciated. Someone has nailed it down?

Thx,
P

This is a problem caused by the deletion or moving of a file. It can be caused by clicking its shortcut to a previous location and it not actually be there anymore. Can you create a new file without moving it, and still be able to access it?

Basically, you cannot rename a file that the system cannot find, and it could be for numerous reasons that it cannot find it. What file are you renaming, a document?

It is not the common problem that you describe.

The problem is similar or identical to what they are trying to track down at:

[MSUPDATE KB980408]Warning To All Win7 x64 Users. - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

Then I recommend following their solution (Restore, don't install that update, set updates to manual). Look into uninstalling that update, though I'm not sure if you can, you may just be stuck with doing a restore. See if that fixes your problem, and wait for microsoft to give a fix.