Icons disappearing with error messages and being sent to Recycle Bin

robhull said:

I've tried both of those before. Documents and executables disappear. I have Explorer++ on the desktop. It's a standalone (no need to install) software, similar to Windows Explorer. I would click on the icon to open, it would disappear, error message, etc. But the program would open! And then when I clicked on any file or folder in Explorer++, the same problems would occur: vanishing icon, error messages (always the same one, multiplied at least a dozen times).

The other day I created another user account "Testaccount" and that's when I said the problem was "even worse" than the administrator account. When I clicked on an icon, it wouldn't disappear but I'd get this message: "FILE ACCESS DENIED. You'll need to provide administrative permission to delete this file." And that message would automatically duplicate itself many times. Needless to say, I wasn't trying to delete anything. And in that test account, the computer froze. I had to unplug it to turn it off.

So even shortcuts and programs on desktop (not explorer++) have the same problem?

just right-click (and not yet click something in rightclick menu) triggers the delete?

robhull said:

Right. The shortcuts (and documents/files/folders) get deleted. And right clicking causes the same effect. I click on Open in the context menu and the same problem happens. If I click on Properties in the context menu, I get this: "Problem with shortcut.... The name "" specified in the Target URL box is not valid. Make sure the name is correct."

Just rightclick on shortcut/file triggers the delete? Even if you DON'T select anything yet in context menu?

If so: that's why properties,open, rename etc fail.... because the file isn't there anymore

select a file/shortcut by LEFT-click (only once). Now it's selected and I assume the file/shortcut is still there (?). Now press ENTER-button. Does the file open?
or press ALT-ENTER when file/shortcut has been selected, this should open it's properties.

Open a "command prompt" and then:
start notepad
start excel
start winword

Do they start?

so just leftclick (to select it) triggers the event? Same with just rightclick? (only click once)
Just rightclick on free space of desktop and select new textdocument. Does that work?

one left click standard selects the file? Or does open the file standard? So do you have to doubleclick in working situation, or just singleclick?

robhull said:

I forgot to mention. Double left click to open a file or program.

so single leftclick should select file only? but now it moves file to recycle bin. It moves to recyclebin without a confirmation question? Normally you see confirmation question I suppose