Quick Launch Problem (not the usual one)

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I've been working with my unattended DVD for a while but just started having a problem with it and can't figure out what I may have done to cause the problem. The Quick Launch folder in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Internet Explorer has become a file instead of a folder for some reason. I have no idea why so my shortcuts can't copy properly and the quick launch toolbar is blank. I can't figure out where the problem lies. My last batch file is below (launched upon the second automatic logon):

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off
ECHO PLEASE WAIT
::Remove Misc Folders
RD /S /Q "C:\My Shared Folder"
RD /S /Q "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PrintMe Internet Printing"
::Remove Desktop Shortcuts
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Adobe Reader 6.0.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Java Web Start.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\AVG Free.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Mozilla Thunderbird.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Mozilla Thunderbird.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Mozilla Firefox.lnk"
::Remove Unneeded Start Menu Shortcuts
::DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\finish.cmd.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\OpenOffice.org 1.1.4.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MSN Explorer.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Messenger.lnk"
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Reader 6.0.3.lnk"
::Create 3 New Folders For The Start Menu
MD "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Multimedia"
MD "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff"
MD "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
::Move Start Menu Folders Into Previously Created Folders
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\Mozilla Sunbird.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\TaskSwitchXP" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\mIRC.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff""
MOVE /Y "C:\install\TaskSwitchXP" "C:\Program Files\Utilities"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\AVG\avg_update-040705.bin" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\K-Lite Codec Pack" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Multimedia"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Kazaa Lite K++" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Multimedia"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Mozilla Firefox" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Java Web Start" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AVG Free Edition" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Mozilla Thunderbird" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Online Stuff"
MOVE /Y "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
::RD /S /Q "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\Process Explorer.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administratot\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\TCP Viewer.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administratot\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\Notepad 2.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories"
RENAME "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\OpenOffice.org 1.9.79" "OpenOffice.org 2.0"
MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\Quick Launch" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"
::Remove Folders and Files Installed During XP Setup
RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install
RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\drivers
del %0

I've also attached my registry tweaks as I remember playing with them before the problem but I don't think it would have anything to with them (it wouldn't make sense to me). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

RegistryTweaks.reg

[DiGGiTY]

The move command is somewhat limited When you try to MOVE an entire folder into a directory that already has that folder in it, you'll get access denied. MOVE will work if you specify that all you wish to move are the files. For example:

MOVE /Y "C:\install\shortcuts\Quick Launch\*.*" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"

[DiGGiTY]

I forgot to mention that you've got Administrator spelling incorrectly in your batch file several times as Administratot

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heh.. I'm always making little spelling mistakes. Thanks for informing me.

Anyway, I'll deffinately have to give that a try. I do wish that there was a way to solve the Quick Launch folder being a file for whatever reason. I've been trying to find out why it changed from a folder to a file but can't figure out how. Is there a way to convert a file back into a folder via batch file?

[DiGGiTY]

There's no way to convert a file back to a folder after this happens. Don't be too frustrated, it has happened to all of us. Essentially the stream is copied as a file.... I had it happen to me a lot in the DOS days.

To troubleshoot your batch file REM out the @echo off line and insert several PAUSE commands. This way you can see the output to make sure everything is cool.