

- #The file handle is invalid install#
- #The file handle is invalid full#
- #The file handle is invalid Pc#
- #The file handle is invalid download#
- #The file handle is invalid windows#
#The file handle is invalid windows#
This gives you a new Windows and registry, with all your own stuff still there.
#The file handle is invalid install#
That is, don't format, but install to the same directory. There is another way, where you load Windows "on top" of itself. And you will lose data unless you back it up somewhere first. It will guarantee that your problems are gone, but you'll be starting from scratch loading all your programs again.
#The file handle is invalid full#
This often fixes strange errors like this.Ī Full install with a format will erase everything and give you a clean install of Windows.

There are a couple ways to "reinstall" Windows XP.Ī "Repair Install" will go through and reload your system files and and generally "refresh" your system.

Does the freshly downloaded one work? Or is it instantly bad as well?
#The file handle is invalid download#
See if you can find online and download the VERY SAME program as one that is corrupt. Basically just make sure NOTHING is checked in there. If you DO have that tab, make sure the options are not set to run as Windows 98 or some such. If you don't have that tab don't worry about it. If you right-click on a bad file and choose Properties, you should have a tab called "Compatibility". So XP runs the program as though it was Windows 98 or 95. The compatibility tab (if you have it) is a way for XP to run applications in "compatibility mode". This normally applies just to MSI installer files but you never know. Or from MS themselves (have to use Windows verify thing to get it): From this link (should start the download automatically): If they are installers, try download the Windows Installer. Use IE and do an online scan from or or even from Symantec security check or Panda Antivirus has one as well. Go ahead and view the file first and compare to the older one. Or backup your registry first.Īgain, rename to REG from TXT to use. If you System Restore is ON, if it doesn't work you can use Last Known Good. This file follows through to deeper level classes. I also have XP Pro, so I went through my own registry and copied ALL references for my EXE extension and posted into a larger reg file. Often a virus will change it to something like "badie.exe %1" or some such. Read this thread, he has a similar problem:Ĭan you get into Regedit and check the values listed in the REG file to make sure they stuck? If a virus or other malware did this then it could be changing the values right back. But if it's limited to some EXEs and not others, that's a different story. If it is global EXEs everywhere then I expect associations which the reg should have fixed. Now refresh My Computer and check your files again.Īre you sure it is EVERY exe file? Can you go to Start-Run and just type "regedit.exe" and "calc.exe". [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan this file. Use notepad if you can but just make sure it is only "fixexe.reg" and not "".Įdit this file if you can and place everything between the dotted lines in it. Try it:Ĭreate a new file called "fixexe.reg". Sometimes after a "problem file" takes 90 sec to fail with handle is invalid, the file does copy (refresh required to see this), but the timestamp is changed to the current date & time.Is it still limited to just "installers"? Now you say EVERY *.exe file doesn't work? Could be file association problem.
#The file handle is invalid Pc#
WinXP on my PC was recently restored so I would be surprised if the OS was corrupted (but anything is possible). Windows Explorer encounters this same problem (Invalid file handle). As far as I know, nothing has changed on any of these devices. I don’t know if this is important or not, but the two problem destination NAS devices, N2 & N3, are the same make and model. I have been doing this backup for years – these problems just started two days ago and I have been unable to resolve them. Now the only way I can do that is to first copy them to C: and then to N2 & N3. My main problem is that I am unable backup files that are on N1 to N2 & N3. Specifically, for a "problem file" that I cannot copy from N1 -> N2, I am able to copy first N1 -> C then C -> N2. N1 -> C OK (all devices can copy "problem files" to/from local disk C

N1 -> N4 OK (all devices can copy "problem files" to/from N4) Here is how I can copy these "problem files" between my NAS devices and to my local HD “C:”: I can’t cite any difference between the files that cannot be copied and those that can (other than their actual data – they are of all types. This problem does not occur with all files, but with many. After approximately 90 seconds, BC3 gives me the following error: I am having problems copying/moving/synchronizing certain files between three particular NAS devices. Unable to copy file_ZZZ: The handle is invalid
