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**jcgriff2** · 10-30-2008, 11:20 AM

H Jimmy. . .

Welcome to TSF Vista SUpport.

I know exactly what you are talking about with Vista Junctions. If an app uses hard-coded directory (folder) names from the XP era and is now running in Vista, the Junctions will take it for the ride of its life usually down to about 17 directories deep - depending on the length of the dir name.

I need to know if you are Vista x64 or x86 and was it an XP upgrade?

If you are Vista x64 and the program that you ran is an x86 app, the results are useless b/c of virtualization and 3 folder in particular that can and sometimes cannot be found within the Windows directory - \system32, \syswow64, \sysnative.

Please get me a screenshot of Disk Management -
START | type diskmgmt.msc & hit enter | be sure to expand screen so all can be seen

Also, run these commands line-by-line from an elevated Administrative command prompt ("DOS") -
START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe above | select Run as Administrator | the black "DOS" screen will appear | copy.paste the following (to paste - right-click at the very top of DOS screen, select Edit, select Paste) - hit enter after each if necessary:

Code:

cd\users

Code:

tree /a /f  > "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-f.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-f.txt"

Code:

tree /a   > "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-only.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-only.txt"

Code:

dir /a /n /s  > "%userprofile%\documents\dir_users_10-30-08_a-n-s.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\dir_users_10-30-08_a-n-s.txt"

A notepad will open after each command so you can see contents. The 3 text files can be found in your documents folder - please get them, zip them up and attach to your next post. The last command may take >30 seconds to run, so if DOS screen appears hung, just give it some time.

Any ? - please let me know.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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10-30-2008, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
jcgriff2 Moderator, Microsoft Supp Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Great State of New Jersey - away from the gross corruption of the Riverside County, CA, SO office. SHAMEFUL ! Posts: 10,109 OS: Windows 7, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: duplicate thread - please ignore H Jimmy. . . Welcome to TSF Vista SUpport. I know exactly what you are talking about with Vista Junctions. If an app uses hard-coded directory (folder) names from the XP era and is now running in Vista, the Junctions will take it for the ride of its life usually down to about 17 directories deep - depending on the length of the dir name. I need to know if you are Vista x64 or x86 and was it an XP upgrade? If you are Vista x64 and the program that you ran is an x86 app, the results are useless b/c of virtualization and 3 folder in particular that can and sometimes cannot be found within the Windows directory - \system32, \syswow64, \sysnative. Please get me a screenshot of Disk Management - START \| type diskmgmt.msc & hit enter \| be sure to expand screen so all can be seen Also, run these commands line-by-line from an elevated Administrative command prompt ("DOS") - START \| type cmd.exe into the start search box \| right-click on cmd.exe above \| select Run as Administrator \| the black "DOS" screen will appear \| copy.paste the following (to paste - right-click at the very top of DOS screen, select Edit, select Paste) - hit enter after each if necessary: Code: cd\users Code: tree /a /f > "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-f.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-f.txt" Code: tree /a > "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-only.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\tree_users_10-30-08_a-only.txt" Code: dir /a /n /s > "%userprofile%\documents\dir_users_10-30-08_a-n-s.txt" & start notepad "%userprofile%\documents\dir_users_10-30-08_a-n-s.txt" A notepad will open after each command so you can see contents. The 3 text files can be found in your documents folder - please get them, zip them up and attach to your next post. The last command may take >30 seconds to run, so if DOS screen appears hung, just give it some time. Any ? - please let me know. Regards. . . jcgriff2 . __________________ . . . . . . . . BSOD Posting Instructions B Expecting a reply and waiting > 36 hours ? Send a PM to me containing a link to your thread Glad to be home in the Great State of New Jersey ! !