Oh BOY! I need HELP for a friend, he called 2 days ago with this problem . He's getting this error ""Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." he's using XPSP2 this all started when his son was on "My Space"....and he is unsure if the son downloaded anything (at this point they are not talking) So I did a search and found some info here: http://forums.devshed.com/windows-help-34/windows-cannot-access-the-specified-device-path-or-file-424648.html He ran several virus scans nothing came up except 3 spyware and those he removed successfully. We did a restore back 1 week but had to do it in the safe mode..all ran quite well afterwards...he logged off went to bed and next morning we are back to square one...so on his own he did another restore back a little further but as the administrator this first restore was his sign in name....all went really well as before...until he logged off and now this morning we are back to square one again any suggestions please.....do you think he's pc has been hacked? -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/