Vista says files no longer exist on desktop when they do

If I try to copy any file from my desktop to a usb drive I get a message
that 'This is no longer located in C:\Users\Mine\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again. My desktop is covered in files and any of them give
the same message.

Hi trevor

Just one thing
what you see on your desktop is actually the combination of of tw
locations, Your user desktop at C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop and th
public desktop at C:\Users\Public\Desktop. which is a hidden syste
folder. it may be that the icons you see are actually on the publi
desktop right click on the shortcut and check in details if this is th
case as this may be causing the error. You should have access rights t
these public items but this may not be the cas

--
barman5

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do no
understand.,- frank herbert

It shows it as C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop


"barman58" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi trevor,
>
> Just one thing,
> what you see on your desktop is actually the combination of of two
> locations, Your user desktop at C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop and the
> public desktop at C:\Users\Public\Desktop. which is a hidden system
> folder. it may be that the icons you see are actually on the public
> desktop right click on the shortcut and check in details if this is the
> case as this may be causing the error. You should have access rights to
> these public items but this may not be the case
>
>
> --
> barman58
>
> Regards,
> *Nigel*
> the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
> understand.,- frank herbert
>

ExplorerXP, a freeware Explorer replacement, is available here:
http://www.explorerxp.com/

It displays everything on your system without all the hidden/permissions
headaches MS insisted on including with Vista. It's amazingly like the old
days, when you could open Windows Explorer and trust that you were seeing
everything on your system.

Since I own my system, and nobody but me uses it, I'm still waiting for
someone to explain to me who the hell I need "permission" from to work with
my files.

Buddha

"Trevor" <> wrote in message
news:13a79$48e92a9b$50e5af86$. com...
> It shows it as C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop
>
>
> "barman58" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Hi trevor,
>>
>> Just one thing,
>> what you see on your desktop is actually the combination of of two
>> locations, Your user desktop at C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop and the
>> public desktop at C:\Users\Public\Desktop. which is a hidden system
>> folder. it may be that the icons you see are actually on the public
>> desktop right click on the shortcut and check in details if this is the
>> case as this may be causing the error. You should have access rights to
>> these public items but this may not be the case
>>
>>
>> --
>> barman58
>>
>> Regards,
>> *Nigel*
>> the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
>> understand.,- frank herbert
>>
>

"Buddha" <> wrote in message
news:1A41A66D-64F0-42BB-8A51-...
> ExplorerXP, a freeware Explorer replacement, is available here:
> http://www.explorerxp.com/
>
> It displays everything on your system without all the hidden/permissions
> headaches MS insisted on including with Vista. It's amazingly like the
> old days, when you could open Windows Explorer and trust that you were
> seeing everything on your system.
>
> Since I own my system, and nobody but me uses it, I'm still waiting for
> someone to explain to me who the hell I need "permission" from to work
> with my files.
>
> Buddha
>
> "Trevor" <> wrote in message
> news:13a79$48e92a9b$50e5af86$. com...
>> It shows it as C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop
>>
>>
>> "barman58" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Hi trevor,
>>>
>>> Just one thing,
>>> what you see on your desktop is actually the combination of of two
>>> locations, Your user desktop at C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop and the
>>> public desktop at C:\Users\Public\Desktop. which is a hidden system
>>> folder. it may be that the icons you see are actually on the public
>>> desktop right click on the shortcut and check in details if this is the
>>> case as this may be causing the error. You should have access rights to
>>> these public items but this may not be the case
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> barman58
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> *Nigel*
>>> the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
>>> understand.,- frank herbert
>>>




It seems to be the USB drive thats the problem, works fine with another one.
It's suddenly stopped working , Anything I can try to repair it?
>

"Trevor" <> wrote in message
news:30e15$48e9a641$50e5af86$ om...
>
> "Buddha" <> wrote in message
> news:1A41A66D-64F0-42BB-8A51-...
>> ExplorerXP, a freeware Explorer replacement, is available here:
>> http://www.explorerxp.com/
>>
>> It displays everything on your system without all the hidden/permissions
>> headaches MS insisted on including with Vista. It's amazingly like the
>> old days, when you could open Windows Explorer and trust that you were
>> seeing everything on your system.
>>
>> Since I own my system, and nobody but me uses it, I'm still waiting for
>> someone to explain to me who the hell I need "permission" from to work
>> with my files.
>>
>> Buddha
>>
>> "Trevor" <> wrote in message
>> news:13a79$48e92a9b$50e5af86$. com...
>>> It shows it as C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop
>>>
>>>
>>> "barman58" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> Hi trevor,
>>>>
>>>> Just one thing,
>>>> what you see on your desktop is actually the combination of of two
>>>> locations, Your user desktop at C:\users\*-Username-*\desktop and the
>>>> public desktop at C:\Users\Public\Desktop. which is a hidden system
>>>> folder. it may be that the icons you see are actually on the public
>>>> desktop right click on the shortcut and check in details if this is the
>>>> case as this may be causing the error. You should have access rights to
>>>> these public items but this may not be the case
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> barman58
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> *Nigel*
>>>> the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
>>>> understand.,- frank herbert
>>>>
>
>
>
It works fine in a different PC
>
> It seems to be the USB drive thats the problem, works fine with another
> one. It's suddenly stopped working , Anything I can try to repair it?
>>
>