Vista File Mgmt can't find items that exist

I have a problem similar to several posted a few months ago.
I have a directory with 39 *.avi files that I want to move as I'm
organizing my drives and files, and also making backups. Their sizes are
from a few MB to a couple of hundred MB.

They display in the source directory, and they play on Media Player.

When I try to copy them with Explorer, I get the message "Could not
find this item. This is no longer located in J:\Grand Canyon... Verify
the location and try again."

I've renamed them to comply with DOS filename restrictions. I ran CMD
as an administrator. The files appear, with the appropriate sizes. When
I tried to copy them within the CMD window, I get the message "The
system cannot find the file specified." for every one of the files.

I had previously, under XP, made copies onto a randomly selected HD. So
the files exist in two locations, they run from both locations, I can
rename them and see their properties. But Vista File Management can't
"find" them.

Any suggestions on how I can copy/move them?


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RCStrpng

At an admin command prompt Type attrib -r -a -s -h [drive] path] [filename]
Press Enter.
Then copy the files.
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> I have a problem similar to several posted a few months ago.
> I have a directory with 39 *.avi files that I want to move as I'm
> organizing my drives and files, and also making backups. Their sizes are
> from a few MB to a couple of hundred MB.
>
> They display in the source directory, and they play on Media Player.
>
> When I try to copy them with Explorer, I get the message "Could not
> find this item. This is no longer located in J:\Grand Canyon... Verify
> the location and try again."
>
> I've renamed them to comply with DOS filename restrictions. I ran CMD
> as an administrator. The files appear, with the appropriate sizes. When
> I tried to copy them within the CMD window, I get the message "The
> system cannot find the file specified." for every one of the files.
>
> I had previously, under XP, made copies onto a randomly selected HD. So
> the files exist in two locations, they run from both locations, I can
> rename them and see their properties. But Vista File Management can't
> "find" them.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can copy/move them?
>
>
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> RCStrpng