Weird Vista Issue – Cannot rename or move a file or folder in Windows Vista

Have you ever been working on a Windows Vista PC trying to rename or move a file or folder and got a weird error saying “The file or Folder does not exist”

This is caused by a little known issue in Vista where a certain key in the registry becomes corrupted, normally by a 3rd party registry cleaning program.

Anyway, don’t despair, the fix is below:

If your PC is part of a domain and has offline files setup follow Parts 1 & 2, if not head straight to Part 2.

Part 1 – Disable Offline Files:

1. Open the control panel
2. Click on the offline files icon
3. Click “disable offline files” (if it says “enable offline file” click this the click apply then click “disable offline files”)
4. If you get any UAC prompts click continue then click “OK”
5. Finally restart you PC

Part 2 – Amending the Registry

1. Determine your Vista version, 32 or 64bit – Click start, right click Computer, selected properties and check system type on the right
2. Download the “VistaFolderGlitch32.rar” or “VistaFolderGlitch64.rar ” file (depending Vista version)
3. Extract the contents of the RAR archive (use WinRar from www.rarlabs.com) to your desktop
4. Finally run the file, OK the security warning and any UAC messages.
5. Finally reboot the computer and all should be fine