Thread: Cannot access my hard drive partitions

I'm facing a problem with my Pc. I have Windows XP SP2. When I access my hard drive partition, it does not open but it shows the following message:

Windows cannot find
RECYCLER\S-2-8-33100003480-100010198100001647-61Ol.COM.
Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search. When I right-click on it and click on Open, it shows the error - "Access is denied". When I right-click in Explorer and click . on Explore, it opens up properly.' Is this a virus problem? My PC has an Intel Pentium 4 processor and 512 MB of RAM.

That is definitely a virus. Install an antivirus program to remove it from the disk. Using a virus removal Tool such as Combofix can remove most of the commonly found viruses. Maintain caution when accessing flash drives; these viruses propagate through them.