copy director and files in it.

Question

hello i am experiencing difficulty with windows explorer and i can not drag and drop files or folders, or right click copy and paste also does not work. so i am writing a program that will have a directory that it points to when it is opened there will be a treeview in it. the treeview needs it's nodes to be the files and folders of everything in "C:\temp\test" the idea is that when you click on a treenode and click ok it can copy that file to another location.

thanks in advance.

thanks.

Answer 1

You should find out what is wrong with your installation of Windows. I would suspect malware, so scan it with whatever anti-virus software you have, or install one (Microsoft Security essentials is good) and also use something like SuperAntiSpyware for a second opinion to make sure.

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Andrew

Answer 2

Try a reboot first, I've seen this kind of behavior on other PC's I've analyzed in the past, and a reboot did manage to fix the issue.

I think this should be in a different forum though. Or split up somehow. I would also suggest that a program isn't the fix for a core Windows issue.

If you want to learn how to use the TreeView control though take a look at some of the examples on MSDN, then come back to the forums if you don't understand anything :)

~Ace

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Answer 3

neither of these worked or are the answer to my question.

again how in code through vb do you copy a directory and all files and directory's in it.

Answer 4

How to: Copy Directories

You may also find the FolderBrowserDialog Class and OpenFileDialog Class useful.

But if your installation of Windows is broken, you really do have more to worry about.

HTH,

Andrew

Answer 5

You may consider the following link to help you get an idea why you are having a problem not having context menus when you right click. enjoy

http://maketecheasier.com/customize-the-right-click-menu-in-windows-7-injecting-extra-features/2009/12/22

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