My failure to panic was well rewarded. With a reboot of XP the files are back to normal. Still interesting though. Wonder what caused it? Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:27 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Slipstreaming and cloning : Jumbled Files > Interesting: > > Within the VM (XP Pro SP3) I have shared two folders. One (Y:) is > an > entire external drive where I have several folders I need accessible > in the VM, and the other (Z:) is a partition on an internal hard > drive. > > I just started (from saved state) the VM and was exploring in > Windows > Explorer when I noticed that some of the folders on Y: are missing > their contents and at least one has some files that I did not put > there (old dbx files and an old wab file). > > Since I took my meds today I did not panic. Instead I tried closing > and reopening explorer with negative results. I then entered the > host > and opened Explorer and navigated to the problem folders. All are > normal. > > My next step is to restart XP in the VM. First I will reboot XP > then > I will try shutting down XP and the VPC console and start back up > again. > > I'll report results later, but any ideas at this point? > > Don > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: > pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------