Weird copy/paste

huffman

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First here is my pc setup with Win 7:
One Master HHD with 3 partitions:
C-drive for OS only
D-drive for installing software
E-drive for everything else

I have copy/pasted, cut/pasted and use winrar to extract files before, so this is not something new to me.

The other day first I extracted a file to a folder from E drive to D-drive. I went to where I had extracted to and it did not show in the folder. I did a search and finally found the extraction in my user folder on C-drive. I then tried to copy/paste the file into the folder I wanted, then use "Extract Here". Now I am flustrated because the copy/paste went to my user folder and not where wanted.

After two days of fooling around with this, I still have not got the file where I want it.

Another similar thing that I have noticed is I have a folder on my desktop that I put short-cuts into so I dont have to go to ALL PROGRAMS all the time. Now when I look into that folder from the Desktop Toolbar, some short-cuts show and some don't. I have double checked and the files are there.

I am wondering if anyone else seen this and does anyone have a solution.
Thanks for any help on this.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
Did you do virus, malware, etc scan already?
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL VOSTRO 3650
OS
Windows 8.1 PRO
CPU
3rd Generation Intel Core i7‐3612QM CPU @ 2.10GHZ
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M (128 bit), 1GB Grpahics
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
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750GB 5400RPM
huffman said:
First here is my pc setup with Win 7:
One Master HHD with 3 partitions:
C-drive for OS only
D-drive for installing software
E-drive for everything else

I have copy/pasted, cut/pasted and use winrar to extract files before, so this is not something new to me.

The other day first I extracted a file to a folder from E drive to D-drive. I went to where I had extracted to and it did not show in the folder. I did a search and finally found the extraction in my user folder on C-drive. I then tried to copy/paste the file into the folder I wanted, then use "Extract Here". Now I am flustrated because the copy/paste went to my user folder and not where wanted.

After two days of fooling around with this, I still have not got the file where I want it.

Another similar thing that I have noticed is I have a folder on my desktop that I put short-cuts into so I dont have to go to ALL PROGRAMS all the time. Now when I look into that folder from the Desktop Toolbar, some short-cuts show and some don't. I have double checked and the files are there.

I am wondering if anyone else seen this and does anyone have a solution.
Thanks for any help on this.
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Any third party apps? like an IE replacement, or Teracopy? clean install or upgrade? what changed when problem started? windows updates on?

Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
I had not run a full virus scan or malware but have now and nothing showed up.

The only software I am running that someone did NOT have on the list of "Programs that run with Win 7" is PaintShop Pro 7.0 and I can not believe that would cause this. Besides it just started doing this a few days ago, before that I had never seen it before.

The install was clean on a brand new HHD.

The only major thing I can think is I ran Windows Update and installed the four Important updates.

Beats the heck out me. I know one thing it is a PAIN.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
"EXTRACT HERE" - is that from a 3rd party extraction tool ? Maybe you need to tell it where to extract to.

My context menu says Extract All for Windows - and a number of other options from 3rd party apps.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
I guess the "extract here" or "extract to" came from winrar. When right clicking a zip or rar file those are two of the options.

I know windows xp and vista had extract options; I have always used winrar and never tried the options that came with the OS.

After going back and reading some older posts, it seems this is not a new problem and probably is associtated with the verion of win 7 that I am using. Seens even the latest version are having this problem for some people. I sure hope it gets fixed before the final version is released.

Thanks
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
What build are you using? I had strange copy/paste but in RC build. When I did copy and paste the file(picture) in a new folder the file did not show up until i did a refresh on that folder.
Everything is fine now with RTM.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MasterB/Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
QuadCore AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 955 3.2 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo
Memory
8 GB Crucial DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4890 1GB HDMI New Edition
Sound Card
VIA VT1708S HD Audio 7.1 onboard/ ATI HDMI video card
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer H233H 23'' LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 500GB and 1x 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W
Case
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000
Cooling
2x 140mm and 1x 120mm case fans, Stock CPU fan
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Mouse
Logitech MX 3200
Internet Speed
15 Mbps
Other Info
My first build!
I am not sure what the build is. I know it is Ultimate and one of the very early version (meaning OLD).

I will give the "refresh" command a try.

Thanks
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
huffman said:
I am not sure what the build is. I know it is Ultimate and one of the very early version (meaning OLD).

I will give the "refresh" command a try.

Thanks
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To find build you can type winver in search


Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Problem solved:

I restored images from acronis before I made the Windows Updates. I tested all the features copy/paste, cut/past/ move to and extractions. All of those worked perfectly as they should. Only thing I can conclude is that One or a combination of the 4 updates caused the problem.

Thanks for all the help
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
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