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Article #12074Please help! Recursive directory structure!
From: David H. Millman
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 00:00
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<I have already checked for viruses>
Here's me problem, stated as briefly as possible:
I have a directory with no name in the root of C:
When I boot up, this directory is current.
There are no files in this directory when I type dir.
-there is no autoexec.bat in this directory
my prompt tells me (after prompt $p$g) that I am in the root,
but a directory listing shows 2 items: . <dir>
.. <dir>
If I cd .. I get to the real root, in which I find my autoexec.bat etc...
XTreePro Gold shows a normal directory structure containing an
abnormal directory with a blank name which contains only a copy
of the directory structure in the root, but no files in any of
the directories, and nothing in the copy of itself.
c:\
|_____ | these two have blank names
| |----- |
| |-----batch
| |-----1
| |-----2
| |-----3
|
|-----batch
|-----1
|-----2
|-----3
My virus checker got to that directory and recursively
checked the entire disk 4 or 5 times before I hit Esc.
It's running Novell DOS and Stacker.
If you have any idea(s) PLEASE drop me a note!
I have absolutely no idea what caused it, and experienced
no symptoms until one day I booted it up and it was like this.
Thanks for reading this..
--
David Millman
dhmillma@ccs.carleton.ca
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