Problem in running apps from Start menu/Run

[RohitK]

Hi guys,

Long time reader, first time poster.
I've searched the forum as well as I could here to check if anyone else had a similar problem, and I even glanced through the first six or seven pages of General Discussion, in case someone posted it differently there; unfortunately, it seems either no one else has noticed this issue, or I'm the only one experiencing it.

I've noticed this on both a clean install of the 32-bit version, and an upgrade from x64 Vista Ultimate on a separate system.

It seems every time I launch any application by typing the name in the start bar or through Run, Windows 7 seems to redirect to my user folder, and that too incorrectly. For eg:

My username on the computer is "Rohit Kapur". If I try and open Notepad by typing as much in start, Windows responds with this:

And this is what pops up every time I open any application, or even if I try and open a folder without typing the direct path (eg: %Appdata%).


Any ideas?

Oh, also, if I DO try and open the "file" to see what exactly it's doing, it tells me that the file's name is "C:\Users\Rohit". I guess it encounters a problem as soon as the space comes in between the username, and cuts off there.



Help would be greatly, greatly appreciated.

 

[Mark]

Not sure if I follow you but I just typed "notepad" in the start menu and that's what it opened.

 

[RohitK]

It doesn't open for me. Sigh. Is your Username a single word or two with a space in between??

 

[Mark]

I don't need to type a user name just notepad

 

[RohitK]

I don't need to type a user name just notepad

Neither do I. I'm doing the same as you. But instead of notepad popping up for me, the snapshot I've posted is what appears.

 

[Mark]

Well my user name is one word but that couldn't be related to your problem could it?

 

[RohitK]

SOLVED!


Apparently, for some reason unbeknownst to me, Windows had created a file called "Rohit" in C:\Users. As a result, whenever I tried opening anything that had a shortcut on the start menu, or tried accessing my account's folder (C:\Users\Rohit Kapur), it tried to open that file, and gave me the error. I just deleted the file, and now everything seems to be working correctly.


Damn weird.

 

[Mark]

Very strange, glad you got it sorted, and Welcome to the forum RohitK.

 

[garysgold]

That's odd. Welcome to the forums, RohitK. Enjoy.

Gary